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THE ROAD TO 
HAPPINESS 

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BY 

ANTHONY W. SCHULER 

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Copyright 1924 by Anthony W. Schuler 



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PREFACE 
By A. W. Schuler 

After much deliberation and careful study which 
were made necessary throughout the preparation of 
the facts and opinions to be found within the covers 
of this modest effort to lead those who are in darkness 
into light, I finally concluded to spread my message 
under the title, “THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS ” 

I am firmly of the opinion that no individual can 
point out THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS without first 
having experienced intimate associations with those 
who congest that wide thoroughfare, the Road to 
Destruction. Experience is a great teacher and he 
who makes the heaviest investments, which are to 
be had almost for the asking by those who select 
“The Road to Destruction,” pays the heaviest interest 
charges in the end. 

Youth, always the flower of manhood and upon 
whom the destiny of the world depends, stands at 
a cross road. He may select one of two directions. 
Those two roads have been there since the beginning 
of time and will remain there until all of that which 


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is material is swept away. Those two roads mean 
joy or sorrow, success or failure. They are the roads 
of Right and Wrong; in other words the REAL and 
the UNREAL. All along the REAL road lies 
Happiness and all along the UNREAL road lies 
Destruction. Youth must make his choice. The 
two roads are the only routes one may travel through 
Life. There is no other way or middle path. 

Over nineteen hundred years ago, in the village 
of Nazareth, in Palestine, the greatest character in 
history was bom He was Jesus, “the Way-shower,” 
and from the date of his birth over nineteen centuries 
ago, until the present day, his teachings have pointed 
the way to right living and shown the cost exacted 
from those who chose the road to destruction. No 
other Being stands out so clearly on the pages of 
history as Jesus, the Christ; since the beginning of 
time as recorded in the Holy Scriptures, no other 
individual made so profound an impression upon the 
minds of a civilized people. Since His advent, due 
to His understanding and demonstrations, all doubts 
of immortality have been dismissed from the minds 
of those who are numbered among the greatest men 
whom the race has produced. 

Progress toward the definite solution of the Grea’ 
Problem has been more rapid since the birth of Jesus 


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than before. Perhaps the greatest advance toward 
the absolute proof that Life or Soul is immortal, since 
the time of Jesus, came when Mary Baker Eddy 
brought forth her memorable achievement, “Science 
and Health with Key to the Scriptures.” Proof of 
the power of mind over matter became absolute 
through practical demonstrations and as the years 
passed on, the great church established as a result 
of Mrs. Eddy’s works attracted hundreds of thousands 
of seekers of “the light.” It is because of the truly 
wonderful experience I have had in Christian Science 
that I have caused the facts and opinions set down 
herein to be broadcasted for general digestion. The 
publication of this volume is not the result of snap 
judgment, nor is it in the nature of a “death-bed 
repentance,” which the late Mark Twain characterized 
as an insult to God. I have made a deep study of 
Science for a number of years and it is because of 
the remarkable demonstrations and positive proof of 
the good I have derived from its teachings, that 1 
deem it not only my duty, but also a genuine privilege 
to narrate my experiences to those who are seekers 
of “the light.” Constant practice, coupled with 
almost continuous reading and the attendance of 
meetings, as well as having had the privilege of two 
class instructions, cause me to feel that I am competent 


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to write upon the subject I have chosen. I have no 
ulterior motive in mind. My motto throughout will 
be “with malice toward none and charity for all.” 

I merely wish to set forth the experiences of an 
individual who traversed the Road to Destruction 
almost to the end, turned around when standing upon 
the brink of Despair and made his weary way back 
to the cross roads, where each individual must 
eventually return. Standing again at the junction 
where his footsteps had led him in his boyhood, he 
opened his eyes to Truth and found “THE ROAD 
TO HAPPINESS.” Standing there alone, he saw the 
real light. He saw himself as Jesus saw Himself, 
as a Son of God and heir of eternity. He saw, through 
the experience he had gained on the pathway leading 
back from the brink of Despair, that it was not by 
chance that the great men of the world have been 
great, but that they were great men because they 
allowed the seed of Good to unfold greater under¬ 
standing. The Bible and Science and Health with 
Key to the Scriptures had sown the seeds in fertile 
ground when this individual stood at the cross-roads 
again. Firm in the understanding that mind is 
supreme, fully prepared to prove his contentions, it 
is my purpose to take this individual, who is myself, 
step by step back over the road that took him to 


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the brink of Despair and extend to all mankind the 
invitation to walk with him along “THE ROAD TO 
HAPPINESS” which daily unfolds to his mind and 
vision, beautiful experiences far beyond any previous 
comprehension he had ever known. 

Through the years that have passed since I first 
embraced the teachings of Christian Science and due 
to the experiences that have time and again proved 
to me the power of mind over matter, I find I have 
reached this conclusion: 

I know that there is a Supreme intelligence 
governing the universe. 

If I did not understand this, I would be obliged 
to admit that matter had created something 
greater than itself. 

I know that I am an individual and I cannot 
permit myself to believe that my individuality 
is the product of something less than itself. 

I understand the individuality I possess to be 
a complete inseparable part of a greater indi¬ 
viduality and that that great individuality is GOD. 
To those who would walk with me along “THE 
ROAD TO HAPPINESS,” I commend what lies within 
the covers of this book. If careful persual of its 
contents will change the course of those who have 
been groping in the dark my cup of joy will overflow 


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My sole object in publishing this volume is founded 
upon the hope that it will uplift suffering humanity 
and will loosen the shackles of those, like myself, 
held in bondage through believing instead of 
UNDERSTANDING the facts of Life. 


(Signed) A. W. SCHULER. 


CONTENTS 


The Author and His Life__ 11 

From Sense to Soul. 37 

The Mortal Mind .... 61 

Practitioners and Others..... 69 

Discoveries__ 84 

Truth . 92 

Friends . 107 

The Way ....'...._ 112 

Temperate in All Things____ 120 

Character . 136 

Ways of Deceit_ 141 

Days of Progress . 151 

Our Resurrection . 155 

A. W. Schuler, Star Salesman..... 160 

Addenda .... 162 

Letters . 163 

Poems : 

The Road to Happiness.......221 

All in the State of Mind. 223 

Nature, I Am One With Thee.. 224 

Jethro’s Song... 225 

The Potter . 227 

Conclusion . 228 






























THE AUTHOR AND HIS LIFE 


I have spent several years in preparing and 
assembling the facts set down herein and believe 
that careful perusal and deliberation over the 
obvious truths herein set down will turn many foot¬ 
steps from the destructive paths into “THE ROAD TO 
HAPPINESS.” Having found that road after many 
years of wandering, I take pleasure in inviting all 
others to join me in the pursuit of the most enjoyable 
experience of sixty-three years. 

I was born on a farm situated about two miles 
south of the village of Hicksville, Long Island. Due 
to the fact that I have become an apostle of Happiness 
—which I know can be disseminated by all who 
adhere to the teachings of Jesus—I consider it a 
coincidence that Hicksville lies about midway between 
the towns of Jericho and Jerusalem. 

My parents were farmers, the principal marketable 
product of the farm being poultry. During such 
times as my services were not required on the farm, 
I went to school. My first teacher was a retired 
Catholic priest. Later I attended school in the 
basement of the German Lutheran Church. The 
ministers also acted in the capacity of teacher in 


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German and a special teacher was engaged to instruct 
the classes in English I also attended another school 
a few months in winter, covering a period of about 
six years, the whole making a total of not more than 
about thirty months, comprised the entire time 
consumed in the effort to acquire an education. 
Sons and daughters of farmers in those days seldom 
received a complete grammar school education. 
They learned to read and write and figure after a 
fashion and then began their battles for existence. 

At the age of about eighteen, I entered the employ 
of a grocer and butcher in New York City. My 
principal duties were to deliver orders to customers. 
Early and late throughout the long winter months, 
I carried huge baskets of meat and groceries over 
the snow and ice-covered streets. I arose long before 
daylight and crept back into bed long after most other 
boys were sound asleep. 

Each winter for several years I worked away from 
home, but spring, summer and fall found me back 
on the farm helping my parents. There was not 
sufficient work on the farm for me to do in winter, 
but in summer there was more than most ordinary 
boys have allotted to them. I was considered an 
ambitious and energetic youth, however, and lifted 
quite a burden from my parents’ shoulders by earning 
enough money in winter to feed and clothe myself. 


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13 


After about three winters at various kinds of work 
in the city, I returned to Hicksville, where I formed 
a partnership under the name of Schuler and Lavelle 
and purchased the Grand Central Hotel. After one 
year of operation, I disposed of my interest in the 
business to Mr. Lavelle 

Shortly after this transaction was completed I 
married Miss Emma B. Nibbe and a few weeks later 
took my bride to our new home in New York City, 
where I purchased a restaurant. This venture proved 
to be unsuccessful and I closed out after two months. 

Almost immediately after closing the business I 
learned of an opportunity to acquire a place of 
business at Arlington, New Jersey. I investigated and 
on December 5th, 1884, located there. I opened the 
doors of a cafe and restaurant sometime later which 
was my place of business for over thirty-five years. 

Thirteen children were born to Mrs. Schuler during 
the time we lived above the cafe. Unfortunately 
eight of the children were taken from us. One 
never-to-be-forgotten occasion brought a newcomer 
into the family and took two cherubs away on the 
same day. This was but one of the many shocks 
that swept the family as though at flood-tide over 
the Road to Destruction 

Weary and footsore, mentally upon the verge of 
a break-down, I sought surcease from that which 


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apparently had set out to overwhelm us. Why should 
we have been visited so ruthlessly by the dark spectre? 
What had I or my wife done to deserve such 
treatment? We had been taught to pray to a kind 
and loving God who would look over and care for 
us. What kind of a God was it who would send 
children to us only to take them away again? These 
were questions that rankled in my mind and I sought 
an answer to them. 

Naturally, in this state of confusion, wrong thinking, 
worry and despondency, which brought on stomach 
trouble, I suffered untold agony for years. Many 
doctors were consulted, among whom were allopaths 
and osteopaths, hypnotic treatments; electric baths 
and other baths were resorted to, patent medicines 
of almost every name and nature, with very little 
or no relief. 

Finally in the fall of 1902, there seemed to come 
a climax. I dropped in weight from 173 pounds to 
130 pounds. I was then on the brink of despair. I 
could not eat without pain, diet of liquid food, 
scraped beef, et cetera, was resorted to. Many weary 
and restless nights were passed with scarcely any sleep 
without sleeping powders. I felt I was about at the 
end of my rope and I did not care what happened. 

However, in the winter of 1902, I decided to take 
a trip south. Due to change of thought, the result 


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15 


of change of climate and environment, I came back 
in about seven weeks in fine shape. 

After getting back into harness again and going 
back to the old mortal way of fearing, fretting and 
worrying, the old stomach trouble along with 
constipation set in again. This went on with its ups 
and downs of mortal existence, like a ship without 
a rudder, until sometime in the year 1912 a gentleman 
came to see me at my office. I greeted him in the 
usual way and remarked, “My, but you are looking 
fine”; whereupon he told me he had taken up 
Christian Science. This, I believe, was the first I 
had ever heard of Christian Science. 

Shortly after meeting this gentleman he became 
affiliated with the concern of which I was the head. 
We later planned a trip to Newton, New Jersey and 
I was to drive him in my car. He suggested taking his 
wife with him to which I agreed. We made many 
stops to solicit business with the result that we arrived 
at the Earl Hotel late in the afternoon. Dinner was 
served, I cannot recall what it consisted of, but I 
remember some very delicious home-made apple pie 
for dessert. After I finished I brought out my pill 
box in order to take my usual dose when the lady 
accompanying us, who was a Christian Science 
Practitioner, asked me why I was taking the pills or 
tablets. I tried to tell her, but she answered that they 


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had no power only the power I placed in them; this 
of course, was Greek to me. That night, however, 
she handed me “Science and Health with Key to the 
Scriptures,” by Mary Baker Eddy. I read a few pages 
—more Greek especially to a rum-seller. 

The seed, however, was sown in fertile ground. 
A short time after the trip I decided to take Christian 
Science treatment with the result that I at least seemed 
to he benefited. My bowels acted normally and my 
stomach improved. However, as I am now fully 
convinced, this was nothing more than a faith euro 
and not a healing, for the reason that I did not get 
the least understanding which, as I now understand 
it, was due to my practitioner not following our 
leader’s advice to TEACH when HEALING, for Mrs. 
Eddy says on page 358 in Miscellaneous Writings, 
“The student who heals by teaching and teaches by 
healing, will graduate under divine honors.” This, 
however, was possibly no fault of this honest and 
sincere practitioner but rather due to lack of 
understanding which I have found so prevalent among 
practitioners of the old school. 

However, as stated previously, the seed of Truth 
was sown in fertile ground. Truth was ever ready 
to unfold but the old stubborn blind will still pre¬ 
dominated. Nevertheless the desire was there and 


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Truth became the victor as always where there is 
the least desire. 

In the year 1912, when Christian Science was 
presented to me I became intensely interested. For 
over a year I studied my lessons quite regularly. 
Then I became careless until 1917, when I again 
began to study my lessons for some time. I read 
Science and Health in a slip-shod manner up to 1920. 
I am now fully aware that I did not digest much 
that I read up to that time. However, the little 
understanding I gained was a great help to me. 

During over thirty-five years I was in business in 
Arlington, I was engaged in various other enterprises, 
comprising about twenty-five lines (showing the 
greed of the mortal), principal among which was a 
co-operative organization known as the Mutual 
Distributing Company. I was President and General 
Manager of this organization from its inception to its 
dissolution which covered a period of thirteen years. 

This Company driven out of business by Prohibition, 
paid its stockholders (those who bought their stock 
at inception) over twenty-nine per cent per annum for 
thirteen years and also paid back the money which 
they first invested. In other words, the Company 
was organized in 1906 selling its stock (the par value 
of which was $100.00) for $80.00 per share less ten 
per cent for cash which netted the purchaser $72.00 


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per share on which the shareholders received seven 
per cent for six years. After the dissolution of this 
Company, the shareholders received three dividends 
as follows: $150.00, $125.00 and $31.00, making all 
told $306.00 to which add $42.00 dividends received, 
totaling $348.00. Deduct $72.00 which was the 
investment and you will find an earning of $276.00 
per share or over twenty-nine per cent per annum for 
thirteen years. 

I believe the fair thinker will admit this is good 
work, which I attribute to my limited understanding 
of Principle gained through the study of Christian 
Science. 

Under the firm name of Bayliss and Schuler, I 
became interested in the real estate business plotting 
under ownership, what was known as the Old Schuyler 
Coppermine property, into building lots. After 
disposing of about two hundred lots, the firm trans¬ 
ferred the remaining acreage to the Arlington Copper 
Co. After a very satisfactory and profitable business 
career the firm went into dissolution. My partner, 
Mr. Bayliss, was at one time Mayor of No. Arlington. 

During the Spring of 1920, I began to revive my 
interest in Christian Science and spent considerable 
time with practitioners and was a regular attendant 
at practically all services held by the Church, no 
matter where I would be. I felt certain there was 


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considerable more to Science than these practitioners 
and Church Services were revealing, and I was 
beginning to see through the veil with more clearness 
than those with whom I was intimate. Slowly, but 
surely, I was finding myself. As truly as a man 
walks into his office to begin his daily task, I was 
walking toward the gateway to “THE ROAD TO 
HAPPINESS.” I was not to arrive there without 
further distressing experiences, but it was during that 
Spring that the real foundation for my future 
happiness was laid. I believe as firmly as I know 
I am alive that my understanding of Christian Science 
was all that guided me safely through the mental 
and physical tortures which were heaped upon me 
during the Fall and Winter that followed. 

Portions of this biography are written from memory 
in connection with various incidents which took place 
during the time referred to as the culminating break 
following a series of exciting circumstances in con¬ 
nection with the launching of what might now be 
referred to as a “soap-bubble” enterprise or a stock 
selling campaign or frenzied finance. 

I firmly believe that I was grossly misjudged, 
grieviously slandered, violently manhandled, and un¬ 
justly incarcerated. At no time, in my opinion, did 
I deserve the treatment I received. Had I been given 
a hearing at any one of the many times I so earnestly 


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requested one, possibly all and most assuredly the 
greater portion of the misunderstanding that followed 
would have been averted, and instead of the miserable 
failure which is now evident with its loss of millions 
of dollars of the poor people’s money, the enterprise 
would, no doubt, be a gigantic success. I was denied 
practically every request I made, however, and a 
brand placed upon me that seared me into the deepest 
recesses of my very Soul. 

Were it not for the constant encouragement I 
received from “Science and Health with Key to 
Scriptures,” and other writings by Mary Baker Eddy, 
coupled with the remote understanding I had acquired 
through upwards of seven years of study of Christian 
Science literature, I feel confident I would not be 
here today to tell the story. It is because I believe 
I would be derelict in my duty to humanity if I 
were to fail to relate my experiences that I have 
written that appears within the covers of this book. 

On June 1, 1920, I became identified with an 
organization which exhibited an healthy exterior. 
This organization presumably was founded upon a 
triangle of Honesty, Loyalty and Truth, the base of 
which was Truth. It was headed by an individual 
whose ideals were seemingly high and the executive 
management of which appeared to be of sterling 
worth and character. Due to the confidence I had 


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established through fair dealing with my many 
friends, business associates, and acquaintances, my 
ability as a salesman, and my apparently inexhaustible 
energy. I was soon leading the organization in the 
amount of business produced and during the month 
of July, I was promoted to the position of manager 
of the Newark, New Jersey branch office. 

Shortly after this a discordant condition set in. 
I was called to the home office at Buffalo at my own 
expense due to a misunderstanding on the part of 
the home office, of an effort on my part to protect 
the name of the concern which I was representing. 
At this time I was given a hearing with some 
interruptions; however, I was sent back to my office 
after being wined and dined by the “big chief” as 
he was called. 

After my return I still believed I was representing 
an organization of sterling worth. However, in less 
than a week a letter from the head of the organization 
was received at my office and remailed to me to 
Atlantic City where I was staying, in which he advised 
that unless I follow their system I would be removed 
as manager. I answered the letter kindly and upon 
my return to my office I went to work with greater 
vim and determination than ever to make good. 

On September 11, 1920, I gave a party which was 
possibly given as much to stimulate the sale of stock 


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as it was to mark my retiring from the liquor business. 
At this point I seemed to awaken to the fact that 
the heads as well as some of the employees, and some 
of my own employees were not the loyal or reliable 
people that I had thought them to be. Naturally, 
I felt this very keenly. I had a few discordant words 
with one of my fellow employees at the end of the 
party, and on Monday, September 13th, I received 
a wire from the head of the Company advising me 
that I was laid off. That very night I left for the 
home office. 

After much difficulty with a few of the executives 
I was finally permitted to call at the home of the 
President for an interview which again resulted in 
my returning to my office with confidence as to their 
reliability. 

However, other discordant conditions again pre¬ 
vailed. I conferred with some of my employees 
feeling someone was undermining me. It has been 
proved to me very clearly since, that this was the 
working of the mortal mind which has no power or, 
in other words, is the blind stubborn will, the swinish 
or destructive element in human consciousness, which 
destroys only itself and cannot harm the right 
thinker; on the contrary it helps the true seeker after 
righteousness. 

At any rate I held my position until the Convention, 


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23 


when a seeming unfortunate occurrence which took 
place at the organization’s First Annual Convention 
at Buffalo, N. Y., brought about my removal as 
manager. This proved to be the most fortunate 
occurrence for me, as it forced me to seek a higher 
understanding and I have surely found the only true 
way. 

I was one of about eight hundred managers, 
salesmen and executives who participated in the 
Convention, which started on Monday, October 3rd, 
1920, with a seeming monster ovation. A minister 
opened the session with prayer. Prominent officials 
from many cities of the United States as well as 
Canada were there to tell of the great possibilites of 
this most wonderful organization; executives were 
there, many of whom could juggle words to suit the 
occasion, their worldly education seemingly enabled 
them to juggle words regardless of Truth. I was one 
of “the come-ons” who sat there and drank in their 
bombast. I surely must have believed most of what 
was said or I would not have spent $20.00 for presents 
for the two young ladies who had given me the “tip 
on this sure winner” as I was told it was, and $44.00 
for a present for the “big chief” who I felt had made 
good for my clients as well as for myself. 

I was scheduled to deliver an address on Tuesday. 
Owing to the fact that the programme had been 


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changed I was not called upon until the following day. 

Solely with the view of showing my high regard 
for the head of the organization and the two ladies, 
assistants to the President, who I thought had be¬ 
friended me, I had purchased gifts which I intended 
presenting to them at the time of my speech. 
Neither the head of the organization nor the ladies 
referred to were in the auditorium when I was called 
upon, and inasmuch as the programme had been 
changed a number of times and desiring to make the 
presentations, I informed the delegates that I would 
not speak until they were present. Trouble in full 
regalia stepped in at that point and fifteen minutes 
later an eruption occurred which forms an important 
chapter in the life of the author,—and the life and 
death of the organization. 

Facts concerning the rise and fall of the organi¬ 
zation referred to, make the spectacular but brief 
career of a monster sky rocket, compare with the 
puny cough of a firecracker whose fuse has been 
pulled out. That story may be written some day. 
Various forms of litigation prevent the setting down 
of much of it in these pages. 

When trouble, as comprehended by mortal mind, 
thrust itself into the proceedings of the Convention, 
a chaotic situation arose. After announcing my stand, 
I returned to my seat on the platform. The chairman 


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25 


introduced another speaker and during the latter’s 
talk, the head of the organization entered the 
auditorium and proceeded to the platform. He was, 
no doubt, informed of my action and interrupting 
the speaker who was then addressing the Convention, 
informed the delegates with considerable emphasis 
and frenzied gestures that as long as he was 
the head of the Company he would be boss. 
Pandemonium reigned and in the midst of the 
excitement, I was forcibly ejected from the Audi¬ 
torium. I made several futile efforts to regain 
admission for the purpose of explaining my reasons 
for not speaking until the head of the organization 
and the two women were present, but without avail. 
It might be stated, at this point, that the gift I wished 
to present to Mr. Steel, comprised a beautifully bound 
volume of the Holy Bible and a costly set of Mary 
Baker Eddy’s works including “Science and Health 
with Key to the Scriptures.” 

I approached a number of people and pleaded 
with them to help me see the head of the organization 
so as to explain why I did not proceed to speak at 
the Convention but with no avail. 

Sensing the belief that further attempts to gain 
admission to the Auditorium would be futile, I decided 
to go to the Christian Science Reading Room where 
I had purchased the books, and while on my way 


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I met my Secretary and he accompanied me there. 
Upon our arrival, I addressed the librarian and asked 
her if she could get me in touch with a Christian 
Science Practitioner. She replied, “Yes, there is one 
right here,” and introduced me to a lady who was 
standing very close to me. I asked the lady for 
treatment, which was given; my secretary left 
during the time of treatment, but returned and 
informed me that Mr. Steel wanted to see me at my 
hotel room. I told him, “No, if this gentleman wants 
to see me now he must come where I am.” However, 
my secretary pleaded with me to go to my room. I 
consented, asking the practitioner to come with me. 

When we arrived at my room, we found a number 
of men there. The practitioner left shortly after 
entering the room. 

Then followed a series of exciting incidents. A 
doctor was brought in, many questions were asked, 
medicine was left for me to take, a porter of the 
hotel was given the title of nurse and brought on 
the scene,—Mr. Steel also came to my room and after 
a short conversation he implored me to lie down on 
my bed. I, naturally declined, and after a little 
comedy he left. Then the attorney for the organi¬ 
zation asked me if I would like to go to a ball game 
which I knew was scheduled on the programme for 
that afternoon. I naturally agreed to go. 


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27 


We then came down in the elevator and when we 
reached the street there was a touring car backed 
against the curb. I was ordered to take a seat in 
the rear of the car, an officer seated himself beside 
me and the would-be nurse sat on the other side. 
The attorney sat on the front seat with the driver. 
The car was then driven away. We had just about 
started when I sensed that I was trapped and I told 
my captors so. However, nothing I said had any 
effect. 

I was taken to a Sanatorium and led into a 
reception room where there was a gentleman whom 
I was told later was the doctor and the head of 
the institution. He started to mix a concoction which 
I told him I would not take if it was intended for 
me. He came over to me and told me I must take it. 
I hit the glass which contained the medicine and 
broke it into many pieces. I was then seized by 
the officer and the nurse and dragged into an outer 
building and straight-jacketed and my legs strapped. 

I was held in this position from that afternoon 
about three o’clock until about nine o’clock the next 
morning when the doctor came. I naturally wanted 
something to eat, having had nothing to eat since 
breakfast the morning before, with the exception of 
a yellow concoction which a female nurse gave me 
the day before. The doctor informed me that I 


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could not have anything until another doctor came 
at eleven o’clock. I remonstrated with the result that 
the doctor asked me what I would like to have. I 
told him ham and eggs—the eggs turned over; the 
result was that I received one egg not turned over, 
some bacon, fruit, coffee and rolls. Before partaking 
of the breakfast the straight-jacket and straps were 
removed. 

About ten-thirty in the morning, my secretary came 
to see me. I asked him to get a Christian Science 
Practitioner. About two o’clock, my secretary 
returned accompanied by a practitioner and told me 
he had everything arranged for me to be taken back 
that evening to my hotel. I believed him. 

That evening about six o’clock, he came and told 
me to get ready for the trip. I was guided to the 
street to a touring car. I got in the rear with the 
nurse and found two members of my family also in 
the rear, my secretary riding with the driver. The 
car was then driven toward the main part of the city 
and had gone about a mile when it was stopped. A 
voice from outside asked whether this was “the 
Schuler car”; the answer being in the affirmative, the 
stranger got aboard. I at once sensed that I was 
trapped again and I begged to be taken back to the 
hotel to inquire what all this unjust treatment was 
about, but my pleadings were in vain. 


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When the car arrived at the railroad station I was 
taken by force into the train and after greeting some 
of my friends, I was taken to a compartment and 
there thrown down and handcuffed, my legs tied and 
left in this position for some time. When I was 
asked if I would keep quiet, I told them I might as 
well as I had no alternative for I knew they had me 
trapped. They then loosened the fastenings and a 
member of my family came. I naturally pleaded to 
be released but without success. 

The next morning we had breakfast on the train. 
About nine o’clock we arrived at the Lehigh Valley 
Station in Newark, the first man I met on the platform 
was one of my attorneys. We all got in a closed car 
and were driven to the corner of Market and Halsey 
Streets, Newark, N. J. 

After going up to my office, as I still thought it 
was, and shaking hands with some employees and 
salesmen, and after looking over some mail, I wanted 
to go to the barber shop. However, I was told by 
one of the attendants that I could not go. I naturally 
felt that I was able to take care of myself in my 
home city, hut was told in very few words that I 
could not go as I was held by doctors’ orders. 

I asked my stenographer to call up my attorney’s 
office which she did, with the result that my attorney 


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arrived at the office in about one hour and a half. 
He must have advised the nurse to go to my home 
at Arlington, N. J., for that is where I found him 
later. After the nurse left I was allowed to go to 
the barber shop. 

After getting fixed up, I returned to the office when 
the officer spoke about getting lunch. I told him I 
would take him to a good place. I then drove him 
in my car from the corner of Market and Halsey 
Streets to Green Street and back. The officer did not 
take lunch and after arriving back at the office, the 
suggestion was made by someone to go to my home 
at Arlington for lunch to which I agreed, asking the 
officer who did not have his lunch to come with us. 
I also invited my secretary and bookeeper to come 
along. 

Arriving at my home I entered, one of my daughters 
greeted me and introduced me to a gentleman who 
she said was her doctor. I, however, sensed that this 
gentleman was there for their purpose and I told 
him that I did not want nor need a doctor. After 
a short conversation with him I went to my room. 
A little later I came down to the reception hall and 
phoned to a builder who was making some repairs 
on our home. He advised me to call up the mill in 
reference to some columns which were being made. 
This I did. I then crossed the street to see a 


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neighbor. A little later my younger son came to call 
me for lunch. 

I finished lunch about three o’clock, when I 
informed my older son that he was to go to Newark 
for a practitioner whom I had ordered through my 
attorney. While my son was gone, I asked my 
secretary to make an appointment call for me with 
the Home Office at Buffalo, as I felt I should know 
what this unjust treatment meant. 

About four o’clock while the practitioner was in 
my room, my secretary called up to my room to tell 
me he had the executive to the President on the 
phone. I spoke to him about vindication. He told 
me I had all the vindication I would ever get or 
words to that effect. He then asked to speak to my 
bookkeeper. I called her. After she left my room, 
the practitioner took out his watch and told me he 
did not have much time. I told him I did not have 
much time either, and that I wanted to get hack to 
the office to get a letter out to the home office. I 
suggested driving him home and on my return or 
at some other time I would call to see him; that 
seemed agreeable to him. 

He left the room as I started to follow him the 
officer and the nurse jumped into my room, slamming 
the door after the practitioner, pounced upon me, 
knocked me down upon my bed and then handcuffed 


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me. I naturally called for help at the top of my 
voice, but to no avail. Later the doctor came. I told 
him I would not take any of his medicine and that 
I had the right to see my attorney. He agreed to 
this and asked me who my attorney was. I told him 
and he agreed to send for him. This, he, no doubt, 
did; because some time after having departed, my 
attorney arrived and the doctor came with him. 

I pleaded with my attorney and tried to explain 
that I had done nothing but bought presents for three 
people and wanted to present them. My attorney 
told me, however, that the doctor was a friend of 
his and that he knew his business and I would have 
to do as he said. 

A few days later I sent for my attorney again. He 
came to see me one evening. We had a very pleasant 
chat, that is, I, at least thought so. During this 
time I asked him whether there was a law which 
forbid a lawyer listening to the plaintiff and the 
defendant; he agreed there was. However, when he 
got near the door to leave, he said, “Well, you will 
have to take a rest.” I am fully convinced this 
attorney who is a fine gentleman did his duty as he 
saw it, but he surely ought to get a little light on 
the facts of existence. No doubt this would teach 
him to be more careful in the future. 

I was held in my own home for a period of eight 


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33 


days and I was subjected to vicious attacks on the 
part of the attendants who had been directed to watch 
me. My every move was noted. A doctor specialist 
and a town doctor were brought on the scene, in 
addition to the attending doctor. I was never left 
alone and although I begged, beseeched and implored 
the attendants and those of my family and friends 
who came to see me, I seemed unable to get them 
to realize how unjustly miserable they were making 
me. 

I was straight-jacketed and tortured and in spite 
of my remonstrances was forced to take medicine 
which I did not want nor think essential in the least 
—what I wanted was PEACE. 

Searching the innermost crevices of my mind, I 
could not fathom what it all was about, what I had 
done? Why was everyone, even those nearest and 
dearest to me, lined up in a solid phalanx against me? 

After eight days of misery in the confines of my 
home I was taken to a Sanatorium in Paterson, New 
Jersey, by two officers, a member of my family, an 
employee and a nurse, placed there in the most violent 
department, and held there for four weeks. 

After no end of red tape I was released and 
permitted to return to my home. 

My experience in these four weeks showed me how 
the poor unfortunates are at the mercy of the 


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attendants and if they are not already confused, they 
are very liable to be before being released, or are 
bable to awaken in another plane. 

The foregoing narrative demonstrates clearly what 
evils the mortal thinking mind is capable of com¬ 
mitting, and also bears out the truth of Jesus’ words 
regarding erring cause, material beliefs or MORTAL 
conceptions of life as the Father of evil, and in John 
8:44, Jesus said this regarding evil, “He was a 
murderer from the beginning * * * he is a liar 

and the father of it.” Would this frenzied finance 
clique stop short of anything? No, their lust for 
money must have been uppermost in their thought 
to put an individual away and have him straight- 
jacketed, bound, gagged and handcuffed, when he was 
striving to encourage them to run their business in 
an honest way, and to stick to their emblem of 
Honesty, Loyalty and Truth. 

These mortals had millions of dollars of the poor 
people’s money at their disposal, while I was obligated 
to them, to hanks and others to the extent of $180,000. 
With all the money at their disposal it was an easy 
matter to hire servants to do their bidding. So-called 
doctors, who would pronounce a man insane for trying 
to protect his clients’ as well as his own holdings, 
should at least wake up and learn a little about the 
facts of existence. 


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35 


This experience was just what I needed to awaken 
me for I surely was asleep, in other words, an Adam 
dreamer. I can best repeat the words of Mrs. Eddy 
in “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” 
page 66, “Trials teach mortals not to lean on a 
material staff,—a broken reed, which pierces the 
heart. We do not half remember this in the sunshine 
of joy and prosperity. Sorrow is salutary. Through 
great tribulation we enter the kingdom. Trials are 
proofs of God’s care. Spiritual development germ¬ 
inates not from seed sown in the soil of material 
hopes, but when these decay. Love propagates anew 
the higher joys of Spirit, which have no taint of 
earth. Each successive stage of experience unfolds 
new views of divine goodness and love.” 

My experience taught me the power of right thought 
and were it not for the little understanding and the 
consciousness of Good, there would have been little 
hope of escape. This should prove to any sincere 
seeker of righteousness the power of Truth over 
error. 

I am truly grateful to all my persecutors who have 
so earnestly filled their various positions and I am 
only desirous of helping them. Dear reader, we must 
not forget that unless we are willing to help our 
brother-man who has not yet found his protective 
power of right thought, we are unfair to ouraelve* 


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and are not getting all the good that Truth has in 
store for us. 

Jesus said, “With what measure ye mete, it shall 
be measured to you again.” 


FROM SENSE TO SOUL 

In giving my experience on my travel from sense 
to soul, I have positively no ulterior motive at stated 
in the Preface of this hook,—my motto throughout 
will he, “With malice toward none, and Charity for 
all.” It is my earnest desire in showing the “Road 
to Happiness” to make it so clear that those who may 
be desirous of finding the only true and never failing 
way can do so with the utmost simplicity. To those 
of my actors who are still on this plane of existence, 
be they relatives, friends, business associates, fellow 
employers, employees, professionals or officials, prac¬ 
titioners or teachers, who took their parts so earnestly 
on the reverse side of my most wonderful (seemingly) 
comedy farce, I wish to say I hold no grievance, but 
on the contrary my only hope is that they may be 
enabled through the facts and obvious truths written 
in this volume to find the only REAL way to 
happiness. 

Each individual is responsible for himself and 
must work out his own salvation. 

I was held a prisoner for five weeks for trying to 
inspire those who I believed had already done good 


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work to bigger and better things. Could it have been 
possible that I would have spent sixty-four dollars for 
presents for any other reason, especially the package 
of Mrs. Eddy’s works, also the Bible? This surely 
could not have been done with any other motive 
but good, and for this I was held and must have been 
pronounced insane by seven so-called noted doctors, 
or I surely would not have been subjected to the most 
vicious attacks of my attendants. I am not trying to 
arouse sympathy, far from it, for I am more thankful 
that I had this opportunity to prove the power of 
right thought over wrong, and to give me the privilege 
to help others who may have a similar experience 
and who may not be so fortunate to have had at least 
a little understanding of Principle. 

To give the reader an idea of how absolutely wrong 
these so-called doctors were in my case and, no doubt, 
are in thousands of other cases of a similar nature, 
someone merely tells them that you have been acting 
contrary to their wishes and they believe you are 
unbalanced from overwork or some other cause, and 
the doctors understanding nothing about the law of 
cause and effect, believe the lie. The doctors then 
tell those that are near to you what they think is the 
matter and this is believed by them and no doubt 
they become alarmed or filled with fear. This surely 
must have been the fact in my case, as there were 


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three adults of my own family on the scene, a secretary 
at $150.00 per week, a bookkeeper at $40.00 per week, 
four salesmen and many acquaintances, at least five 
of these were aware of my purchase of the presents 
and should have known that I intended presenting 
them. However, not one gave me any assistance or 
would believe anything I said. This surely ought to 
prove what evil the wrong thinker is capable of 
committing, and that it cannot harm the right thinker 
but only makes him seek a higher understanding of 
the facts of life. 

Mrs. Eddy wrote in Science and Health, page 224, 
beginning with line 22, “A higher and more practical 
Christianity demonstrating justice and meeting the 
needs of mortals in sickness and in health, stands at 
the door of this age, knocking for admission. Will 
you open or close the door upon this angel visitant, 
who cometh in the quiet of meekness, as He came of 
old to the patriarch at noonday? Truth brings the ele¬ 
ments of liberty. On its banner is the Soul-inspired 
motto, ‘Slavery is abolished.’ The power of God 
brings deliverance to the captive. No power can with¬ 
stand divine Love. What is this supposed power which 
opposes itself to God? Whence cometh it? What 
is it that binds man with iron shackles to sin, sickness 
and death? Whatever enslaves man is opposed to 
the divine government. Truth makes man free. 


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“You may know when first Truth leads by the 
fewness and faithfulness of its followers. Thus it is 
that the march of time bears onward freedom’s 
banner. The powers of this world will fight, and 
will command their sentinels not to let Truth pass 
the guard until it subscribes to their systems; but 
Science, heeding not the pointed bayonet, marches 
on. There is always some tumult, but there is a 
rallying to truth’s standard.” 

In the year 1866, Mrs. Eddy re-discovered the 
Science or divine laws of Life, Truth and Love and 
she named her discovery Christian Science. In order 
to understand what is meant by Christian Science, 
it is necessary, first of all, to understand what is meant 
by true mental Science or Christ Science. 

In the opening of Mrs. Eddy’s book, entitled 
“Rudimental Divine Science,” answering the question, 
“How would you define Christian Science?” she said, 
“As the law of God, the law of Good, interpreting 
and demonstrating the divine Principle and rule of 
universal harmony.” 

In reply to the question, “What is the Principle 
of Christian Science?” Mrs. Eddy says, “It is God 
the supreme Being, infinite and immortal Mind, the 
Soul of man and the universe; it is our Father which 
is in heaven; it is substance, Spirit, Life, Truth and 
Love.” These are the deific Principle. 


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41 


From Mrs. Eddy’s interpretation of the Science that 
she re-discovered and named Christian Science, it is 
evident that this is the true mental Science that Christ 
Jesus, the Way-shower, taught his disciples over 
nineteen centuries ago. 

The fact is that God is immortal Mind, Spirit, Soul, 
Truth and Love, the substance and Life of man. God 
is also the divine Principle and rule of universal 
harmony,—the cause of all good, and this cause is 
true consciousness. When you become conscious of 
this true consciousness which is your very Life and 
keep your thoughts in unity, conformity or harmony 
with good you become right minded, righteous-minded 
and an understander of Life. Your Life, the con¬ 
scious part of you is not a separate and distinct Life 
by itself but is an inseparable individual part of a 
complete whole, which is God. We unfold perfection 
through right thinking, the activity of consciousness 
or mind. 

Good constructive thoughts and actions can never 
produce anything but good results, whereas wrong 
destructive thoughts can never produce anything but 
wrong results. This is the mental law of cause and 
effect. Let us take the word “good” and just realize 
what this word implies or includes. Good is a quality 
word which includes all that is real, natural, normal. 


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genuine, moral and virtuous,—for if a thing is real, 
it is good, a fact or true. 

If a thing is natural, it is good, a fact or true. 

If a thing is normal, it is good, a fact or true. 

If a thing is genuine, it is good, a fact or true. 

The word natural is according to nature. 

The word normal is in accordance with an estab¬ 
lished law or principle conforming to a type or 
standard, regular, natural, constituting a standard. 
That which is normal is according to the standard 
or rule which is observed or claimed to prevail in 
nature. 

Now let us prove this, let us take the opposite of 
real which is unreal, unnatural, abnormal; therefore, 
that which is not real is not good, is not a fact, not 
true and must be a lie or nothing. 

The opposite of natural is unnatural, not good, 
again a lie or nothing. 

The opposite of normal is abnormal, not good, 
again a lie or nothing. 

Our thought convictions are our daily experience. 
All our thought convictions, be they good or evil, 
objectify themselves,—the difference being that good 
thoughts are reality and power, having a foundation 
in fact and truth, while evil thoughts are unreality 
and powerless, and having no foundation, must be 


FROM SENSE TO SOUL 


43 


untrue and unreal because based solely on untruth 
or illusion. 

In the 22nd chapter of St. Matthew, verse 37, we 
read, “Jesus said. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy mind.” 

Mr. William W. Walter, one of the greatest 
metaphysicians of this age, interprets the above verse 
as follows: “Jesus said unto him. Thou shalt strive 
to understand the true concept of Life (the Christ), 
which is, that the Mind is thy Life, the Creator of 
all and the only power. To sense this merely is not 
enough,—thou must gain through reason and under¬ 
standing, to the point of actual demonstration, an 
absolute conviction of the heart that this is Truth,” 
St. Matthew, 22:38: 

“This is the first and great commandment.” 

Mr. Walter’s interpretation follows: 

“This is the first or greatest Truth or law that 
must be brought out or comprehended.” 

St. Matthew, 22:39: 

“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love 
thy neighbour as thyself.” 

Mr. Walter’s interpretation follows: 

“And the second is much like it, Thou shalt also 
understand that thy neighbour (every one and every 


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thing) is Life, is Mind, and an equal participant in 
the one complete whole.” 

And Jesus further states in St. Matthew, 22:40: 

“On these two commandments hang all the law and 
the prophets.” 

Mr. Walter’s interpretation follows: 

“These two laws or truths are the basis or Principle 
of all Life, and of the teachings of the prophets.” 

Dear reader, how many can say, “I love the Lord 
my God with all my heart” and “I love my neighbour 
as myself,” and still Jesus said, “On these two 
commandments hang all the law,” which proves there 
are many who are not obedient to the most vital laws. 
We certainly do not obey the Golden Rule if we do 
not love our neighbour as ourselves. 

In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, 
page 55, line 15, Mrs. Eddy wrote, “Truth’s immortal 
idea is sweeping down the centuries, gathering 
beneath its wings the sick and sinning. My weary 
hope tries to realize that happy day, when man shall 
recognize the Science of Christ and love his 
neighbour as himself,—when he shall realize God’s 
omnipotence and the healing power of the divine 
Love in what it has done and is doing for mankind. 
The promises will be fulfilled. The time for the 
reappearing of the divine healing is throughout all 
time; and whosoever layeth his earthly all on the 


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45 


altar of divine Science, drinketh of Christ’s cup now, 
and is endued with the spirit and power of Christian 
healing.” 

That Mary Baker Eddy was the greatest meta¬ 
physical teacher and healer since the time of Jesus 
and His disciples, no one who has the least 
understanding of the science of metaphysics can deny. 
However, no one can know the all of Truth, nor 
did Mrs. Eddy claim that she knew the all of Truth 
which is evidenced by her statement, “I am still 
standing at the gate waiting for more.” The law of 
God is the law of progress. 

Mr. William W. Walter, whom I have never met, 
judging only from his works, I consider one of the 
very best metaphysicians of this age. I have read 
many of his works as well as having had the privilege 
of class instruction from one of his students. His 
two volumes under the title of “The Unknown God,” 
in which he interprets St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke 
and St. John, are masterpieces. 

In St. Matthew, 10:26, it is written: 

“Fear them not, therefore; for there is nothibg 
covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that 
shall not be known.” 

Mr. William W. Walter’s spiritual interpretation is: 

“Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing that 
now seems mysterious but what shall be made plain 


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and explained, and that which is now unknown shall 
be known.” 

If we are honest seekers of Truth and desire to 
know that which is covered and veiled, we must be 
receptive and teachable as little children. 

In St. Luke, 9:47-48, it is written: 

“And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, 
took a child and set him by Him, and said unto them, 
‘Whosoever shall receive this child in My name, 
receiveth Me; and whosoever shall receive Me, 
receiveth him that sent Me; for he that is least 
among you all, the same shall be great.’ ” 

Mr. Walter’s interpretation is: 

And Jesus said unto them. Whosoever shall become 
teachable as are little children, and shall lay aside 
all present erring misconceptions and convictions of 
material life, and shall become as receptive of Truth 
as this child, such a one shall gain the true under¬ 
standing of Being rapidly and to a great depth and 
therefore shall be great.” 

In St. Matthew, 19:30, you may read: 

“But many that are first shall be last; and the last 
shall be first.” 

Mr. Walter’s interpretation is as follows: 

“But many who are accorded leadership and who 
are admired for intellectual attainments, shall be the 
last to grasp this Truth, and others not so esteemed 


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47 


shall be the first to do so. The reputed brilliant 
mind believes it already knows the truth of Life, 
and, therefore, is not open or teachable, while the 
so-called dullard may be ready and anxious for the 
opportunity to learn and is, therefore, receptive to 
this teaching.” 

In St. Matthew, 20:23, you may read: 

“And He saith unto them. Ye shall drink indeed 
of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that 
I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand, 
and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall he 
given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.” 

Mr. Walter’s interpretation follows: 

“But Jesus was not deceived and realized that they 
spoke as they did through blind faith. In order not 
to discourage them, however, He said, Yes, it is true, 
ye shall need to work out this same problem of so- 
called death, and to gain the understanding of Life 
that I have gained; but to sit at my right and at 
my left is not in the nature of a gift. This must be 
earned and gained through an understanding of the 
ultimate of Being.” 

St. Matthew, 20:28 reads: 

“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered 
unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom 
for many.” 

Mr. Walter’s interpretation reads: 


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“Is not this the example I am setting for you,— 
am I not ministering to your wants? I did not come 
to induce you to become my servants, but rather to 
serve you, even to the point of giving up the human 
sense of Life. This I do that I may be of service 
to you in demonstrating the truth of eternal Life, 
offering myself as a ransom, as it were, for all human¬ 
kind. By individually going through the erring 
sense of so-called death I will prove that there is no 
death, and your belief in it will be liberated by my 
demonstration.” 

These nine verses and their metaphysical inter¬ 
pretation should convince the most skeptical as to 
the only true way to happiness or Eternal Life. Is 
it not evident that Mrs. Eddy’s re-discovery is the 
natural, normal and moral law of nature which Jesus 
so clearly demonstrated? Jesus, the Way-shower, 
suffered untold agony so as to enable all human-kind 
to find the only true way. 

H. S. Herter writes in one of his booklets: 

“Why will not the people at large accept this 
teaching when it is so simple and so easy to under¬ 
stand? It is no wonder Jesus wept when the people 
of His time would not believe in His teachings. It 
is, indeed, sad that we are so ignorant of Life. When 
will the multitudes he awakened? After you have 
learned the correct method your feelings will be 


FROM SENSE TO SOUL 


49 


troubled also when you see how helpless your friends 
appear to be. Jesus did not especially want to heal 
people of their diseases. What He wanted was to 
teach them the method He employed. He knew that 
although He healed them of the ills they then had, 
they would make more as they had made others, and 
would, therefore, be no better off than before unless 
He could get them to understand creative thought; 
He wanted each individual to think and heal himself, 
to have an understanding of the Facts of Life.” 

In St. Luke, 41, it is written: 

“And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse 
generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer 
you? Bring thy son hither.” 

Mr. Walter’s spiritual interpretation follows: 

“Jesus answering said, 0 this generation of 
doubters, with no faith in the right and an obstinate 
clinging to the wrong, how long before you can 
understand Truth? How long before you forsake 
your erring viewpoint of life and embrace the true 
viewpoint? Bring thy son hither, and I will dem¬ 
onstrate the truth about Life to you.” 

The word obstinate means unreasonable, resolved 
in a purpose or opinion, stubborn. Does this not 
make it very clear what Jesus meant when He said, 
“Come now, let us reason together.” Jesus knew 
perfectly well that this unreasonableness, is the blind 


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stubborn will in human consciousness, which is the 
creator of all that is discordant and destructive, and 
has absolutely no foundation in fact or Truth. This 
is the ignorance or worse still the only devil there is 
and it is this very delusion which the great majority 
of all humankind is steeped in. 

The saving Principle and rule of universal harmony 
which is true reason and which is the constructive 
element or the only Saviour of the world, is the 
Kingdom of Heaven that Jesus said was within you. 

Dear reader, there is only one way to Heaven. 
Jesus said, “The Kingdom of Heaven is within you” 
(within your consciousness). Mrs. Eddy understood 
that Heaven is a harmonious state of consciousness, 
not a location,—but the harmony of mind and body, 
obtained not by belief but understanding. 

Who can deny that Heaven is right here and now 
to those who have this harmony of mind and body 
and understand how to maintain that state? 

Evil or erring thoughts do not produce a harmoni¬ 
ous state, but are responsible for all the troubles and 
ills of humankind and this is the only hell there is. 
Thought is the Creator, and as Mrs. Eddy says, “it can 
outline on the body its own beautiful thoughts, images, 
if it does not surrender its dominion to the so-called 
material law of disease and sin.” 

When it is not known that thought is the Creator 


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51 


of all conditions, the discord and ill health which 
are manifested, are erringly attributed to something 
other than thought. The common belief is that “it 
is the Will of God.” 

At this point I shall quote a story given by 
William W. Walter in his book, the “Sickle.” 

“Jim and Tim, two little orphan boys, who were 
making their living by selling papers, had been 
chums and companions in misery for a number of 
years. 

“One day as Tim was returning to the attic, which 
they called home, he saw a large crowd at a nearby 
corner. 

“Tim elbowed his way to the center of the throng 
and there on the ground lay the mangled and dead 
form of little Jim. 

“A clergyman among the bystanders walked over 
and lifted the sobbing boy who had thrown himself 
beside his chum. Endeavoring to console him, he 
said, ‘Remember, my boy, that it is God’s will that 
your little friend depart this life, for God governs 
all.’ 

“The tears ceased flowing and looking up at the 
friendly minister, the little street waif asked, ‘Do 
you mean that it is God’s will that my chum be 
killed?’ 


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“The minister answered, ‘All things are done by 
the Will of God.’ 

“Little Tim gazed at the form of his chum lying 
still in death, and looking up quickly exclaimed, ‘If 
God killed little Jim, then I say, Damn Him, even if 
He kills me too!’ ” 

Mr. Walter further states that the minister was 
wrong, for Jesus said that “God is Life” and Life is 
the opposite of death and has nothing whatever to 
do with death. 

We are taught that God is a good loving God— 
a just God. Who can say that the above was done 
by the will of a good, a just God? 

All discordant conditions are the result of wrong 
teaching or the misunderstanding of the Principle of 
Life—God, just as a mistake in mathematics is the 
result of ignorance (wrong thinking) or the wrong 
application of the Principle of mathematics. 

Mr. Walter, in the “Sickle,” writes as follows: 

“What is Sin? Perhaps wrong doing expresses the 
general concept of sin better than any other word. 
Webster defines sin as, ‘The voluntary departure of 
a moral agent from a known rule of rectitude or 
duty, prescribed by God.’ Webster’s definition is 
good as far as it goes, hut in life’s experience the 
involuntary departure from right, brings the same 
punishment as the voluntary departure. In the 


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broadest metaphysical sense, sin is ‘mental mistake.’ 
Any violation of nature’s law is a mistake, be it 
voluntary or involuntary. That is why we must know 
God, ‘Nature,’ and its law, if we wish to escape the 
seeming ills of our present existence.” 

From the foregoing explanation, it can easily be 
seen that sin is merely a mental mistake; in other 
words, a violation of the mental law of universal 
harmony and as this is the law of absolute Justice 
or perfection, you only get what you deserve, or, in 
other words, according to your own right or wrong 
thinking. 

We are living in a mental universe of Perfection 
where only the good is real and eternal, therefore, 
by being in tune with that which is good and true, 
you are out of time with evil. If thoughts are out 
of harmony or out of tune, they can only manifest 
themselves as evil or discord. 

It does not require much reasoning to understand 
that nature, God, good, is the true or real fountain 
of wisdom and intelligence which cannot be con¬ 
taminated by anything unlike itself, for Truth can¬ 
not be altered; one and one will always be two; 
two and two will always be four, etc. It is a law 
and a fact and can never be changed no matter how 
many may tell you differently. If you violate the law. 
rule, or Principle of mathematics either intentionally 


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or unintentionally, it, nevertheless, is an error or 
mistake and you get just what you deserve, namely 
—a wrong answer and that is the just punishment 
for the error and is exactly the same with the law 
rule or Principle of Life. There is an inalienable law 
of Life, and this is a mental law of divine standard 
to which we must conform all our thoughts and as 
we must bring our thoughts in harmony with the 
Principle of mathematics if we want to work out our 
problems correctly and be rewarded by the right 
result, just so must we conform our thoughts and 
bring them in accord with the divine Principle of 
universal harmony. This law of divine standard of 
right, or Perfection is the law which Jesus sought so 
earnestly to teach to His followers and ultimately 
gave himself as a ransom for all humankind to show 
them the only true way. This law or way was 
demonstrated by St. Paul and many others of Jesus’ 
followers. For about three and a half centuries 
after the time of Jesus when it seemed to be lost 
and many man-made creeds and dogmas were 
established, Mrs. Eddy in the year 1866 re-discovered 
this mental law which is here now for all humankind 
to use, to work out their life problems or salvation 
of Health, Happiness and Success. 

Lillian De Water says in substance: 

“In proportion as we place our love and trust in 


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God are we delivered from discordant conditions. 
How can one measure his love for God and what 
makes one a Christian? Our love for God can be 
measured by our love for humanity. Some people 
hang their hope of salvation on their Sunday hypo¬ 
theses. Attendance at Church or belief about God 
does not make a Christian. A Christian is one who 
possesses the Mind of Christ. A Christian is one who 
knows the way which Jesus taught and practiced and 
who follows in His steps imitates His mighty works. 
Jesus said, ‘I am the Way,’ and plainly indicated that 
He considered Himself an example for His followers.” 

I have no quarrel with any of the Churches; they 
have, no doubt, served a very useful purpose in their 
time and may have perhaps restrained many from 
becoming worse sinners. However, is it not about 
time for those, who are at least honestly seeking to 
help suffering humanity, to investigate with an 
earnest desire and an open mind what those are 
really accomplishing who are striving to be true 
followers of Christ Jesus and are doing as He bid 
them, “Preach the gospel, heal the sick?” 

Why do those who profess to follow Christ reject 
the essential religion He came to establish? Why 
do not those who claim to be loyal followers of Mrs. 
Eddy’s teachings establish schools in their churches 
with competent teachers when these costly structures 


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stand idle with the exception of about five to six 
hours each week? Did not Mrs. Eddy say in one of 
her books, if the Bible and Science and Health had 
the place in schools of learning that physiology 
occupies, they would revolutionize and reform the 
world through the power of Christ? 

That the Science of Metaphysics should be taught 
in schools or colleges the same as every other science 
is a foregone conclusion. Many honest seekers 
after righteousness are held back by their wrong 
conception of what it really is. If they would stop 
to think that if they have a just God, there must 
be a just law, and as this is a mental universe, it must 
be a mental law and this law must be a law of 
Perfection, and for that reason all those who are 
willing and desirous to learn of this law can do so 
with the utmost simplicity. 

There is a Principle and rule to be followed, 
obeyed or adhered to, which is right thinking, that 
is, constructive thinking in place of wrong or 
destructive thinking. Did you ever stop to think 
that one half of the world does not know how the 
other half lives? Stop and think what fills your 
jails, sanitoriums, hospitals, poor houses and asylums 

are they filled by right thinking? The answer 
must be in the negative. 

Mrs. Eddy says in Science and Health with Key 


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to the Scriptures, page 202, “If men would bring to 
bear upon the study of the Science of Mind half the 
faith they bestow upon the so-called pains and 
pleasures of material sense, they would not go on 
from bad to worse, until disciplined by the prison 
and the scaffold.” 

That wrong thinking is the cause of all misfortune 
is evident because the effect follows the cause. All 
wrong thinking is due to lack of understanding the 
facts of Life. If the facts of existence were taught 
in schools or colleges as it should be, you would not 
need any prohibitive laws; there would soon be no 
need of battleships or other war material to destroy 
the children of God. 

The writer speaks from experience. He has, 
individually, experienced the painful results of wrong 
thinking and now with some understanding of right 
thought he can testify to its positive and never failing 
rewards, contentment and bliss. Truth is the Life 
of all that lives; if you want more Life imbibe the 
Spirit of Truth, and you will have life more 
abundantly. If you want more business, put more 
Truth in your business and watch it grow. 

If you follow the ROAD TO HAPPINESS, you 
have found the way to Life, Health, Abundance and 
Joy. You have turned from the road that leads to 
sin, sickness and death; in other words, from hell 


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into heaven or harmony, a harmonious state of 
consciousness, as Lillian De Waters says in “The 
Living Way,” where there is no need of laws of health 
except the law of righteousness. No need of medi¬ 
cines, except the truth that man (body) is the image 
made spiritual, free and perfect. No surgery except 
the excision of erroneous thoughts, habits and beliefs. 
No mind except the mind of Christ, the mind of 
love, honesty, good-will toward your fellow-men. 

“God never made a sick, sinning mortal, hut He 
made a free spiritual man. Human ignorance makes 
evil seem resistant, but evil is attractive only to those 
who are ignorant of good. Sin and sickness are 
brought about by false conception of Life, and it is 
through spiritual illumination and desire that they 
can be destroyed. As humans, we all err, and we 
can rise above error only as we see and correct it 
and cease to sin. All the sins of the world will 
vanish under the every-day application of the truth.” 

The greatest need today is to understand what is 
meant by Truth and that the key-note of Truth is 
simplicity. A great many so-called practitioners and 
teachers tell you that there is no sickness, sin or 
death or that there is no destructive element. While 
this is absolutely true in essence, yet it must be 
understood why it is true. The facts are these, that 
only the good in life is true, real, a fact, right, normal, 


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natural and for that reason you are told that there 
is no evil or destructive element because it has no 
foundation in fact or Truth, and for that very reason 
it is foundationless, or in other words, it is an 
illusion, and has no place in the realm of the real. 

Every individual may have some faulty condition 
of thought. Let us search out the wrong condition 
and make haste to overcome our weakness. If we do 
not want discordant conditions in the body, we must 
abide in love. Lillian De Water says, “It is only by 
constant growth, the continual rising from the things 
that we put under our feet, that we can ever attain 
our spiritual birthright, perfection. This growth in 
thought and character comes through loving, earnest, 
persistent, watchful activity; by striving for the 
perfect realization of the ideal which has been set 
for us in the life and teachings of Christ Jesus.” 

There is nothing more indispensable, essential or 
of more vital importance to you than to have a clear, 
reasonable, satisfying understanding of yourself, 
Nature, to establish in your consciousness a firm, un- 
waivering understanding of the Allness of God, the 
Oneness of Mind, and the Unity of Life. Then, 
when you have this understanding, if any one comes 
to you teaching that the Christ, the true concept, the 
Truth of Being, consists of a belief in a personal God, 
which belief will save you instead of the fact that 


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it is a saving Principle which needs to be understood, 
you will know it is not correct, or if any one is 
teaching that the true concept is a mystery in the 
keeping of a few, you will know that this is false. 

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, 
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are 
just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things 
are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if 
there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think 
on these things.”—Philippians, 4:8. 


THE MORTAL MIND 


Mortal Mind is defined by Mrs. Eddy as follows: 

“Nothing claiming to be something, mythology; 
error creating other errors, . . . the belief that 

there can be more than one creator.” 

Explaining in substance, the origin of material man 
and mortal mind, Jesus said, “Why do ye not under¬ 
stand my speech? Even because ye can not hear 
my word. Ye are of your father the devil (evil), 
and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a 
murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the 
truth, because there is no truth in him. When he 
speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a 
liar, and the father of it.” 

One of the best metaphysicians of today makes this 
statement: “Mortal mind is erring sense; mortal mind 
is human belief or ignorance.” 

Experience has proved to me that mortal mind is 
the stubborn blind will that believes itself to be force; 
the destructive element in human consciousness which 
destroys only itself. In other words, the belief in 
a power apart from God; thoughts always in error; 
thoughts that are the opposite of good. Thoughts 
outside the realm of good may be likened to a fish 
out of water. If the fish is taken out of its element 
which is water, what does it do? It flounders around 


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for a time and finally succumbs, and this may also be 
said of mortals who think they can get along without 
following a Principle, rule or law. 

The facts of existence are that we are mental 
beings and not physical beings; that the only life 
there is, is consciousness, therefore, we must be 
conscious of consciousness, and this very conscious¬ 
ness is the life of all. It is necessary for us to be 
conscious of good at all times and this the genuine 
Mental Scientist does by keeping his thoughts in the 
realm of good, being single-minded on the side of 
righteousness, or right-minded. When Mrs. Eddy was 
asked, “How would you define Christian Science?” 
she said, “As the law of God, the law of Good inter¬ 
preting and demonstrating the divine Principle and 
rule of universal harmony.” The Christ Science 
which Jesus taught is the Principle, rule and law of 
universal harmony. 

Jesus allowed the mortals or wrong thinkers to 
stone Him, to spit in His face, to jam the crown 
of thorns on His head so that the blood streamed 
down His face and endured many other hardships; 
then He allowed them to nail Him on the cross just 
to prove to all humankind the power of right thought. 
How many are there who are willing to follow in 
His footsteps? 


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Jesus said, “I and my Father are one.” How 
many know that this means one in quality of mind 
or right thought, of one mind? Jesus said, “Ye shall 
know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” 
Free from what? Free from all bondage, which 
Truth (understanding) alone can free. 

Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world and preach 
the Gospel and heal the sick.” What could Jesus 
have meant but to teach the true facts of life. 

Jesus also said, “He that believeth in me, the works 
that I do shall he do also, and greater works than 
these shall he do, because I go unto my Father.” 
Surely no honest seeker could misunderstand that. 
Is there any one beside the genuine Christian Scientist 
or Mental Scientist or the real teachers of the true 
facts of existence who is following Jesus’ example? 
Ask those who are preaching or teaching what Jesus 
meant when He said, “The Son can do nothing of 
Himself.” Ask them if He did not mean that he 
could not change the law of God or universal 
harmony, the mental law of Life, Love and Truth, 
which is here now and forever for all and is 
changeless, immutable, unalterable. 

Dear reader, there is no other way. This mental 
law is set for all time, past, present and future. Mrs. 
Eddy merely re-discovered this law and lifted the veil 
of material learning. It was her pure consciousness 


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that allowed this revelation to unfold and it was 
through her love for all humankind that she labored 
long and lone. Think of it, dear reader, one lone 
woman against all this material delusion which the 
world is steeped in; does this not prove that “one 
with God is power?” Is it any wonder that this 
woman is revered by those who have found this 
“pearl of great price.” 

Mrs. Eddy wrote in Science and Health with Key 
to the Scriptures, page 327, “Moral courage is 
requisite to meet the wrong and to proclaim the 
right.” Page 417, “Tell them that their strength is 
in proportion to their courage.” Page 514, “Moral 
courage is (the lion of the tribe of Juda) the King 
of the mental realm.” Page 97, “the broadest facts 
array the most falsities against themselves for they 
bring error from under cover. It requires courage 
to utter truth; for the higher Truth lifts her voice, 
the louder will error scream, until its inarticulate 
sound is forever silenced in oblivion.” 

On page 571, Mrs. Eddy also wrote, “Why this 
backwardness, since exposure is necessary to ensure 
the avoidance of the evil? Because people like you 
better when you tell them their virtues than when 
you tell them their vices. It requires the spirit of 
our blessed Master to tell a man his faults, and so 


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risk human displeasure, for the sake of doing right 
and benefitting our race. Who is telling mankind 
of the foe in ambush? Is the informer one who sees 
the foe? If so, listen and be wise. Escape from 
evil, and designate those as unfaithful stewards who 
have seen the danger and yet have given no warning.” 

Again, on page 28, “There is too much animal 
courage in society and not sufficient moral courage. 
Christians must take up arms against error at home 
and abroad. They must grapple with sin in them¬ 
selves and others, and continue this warfare until 
they have finished their course. If they keep the 
faith, they will have the crown of rejoicing.” 

The foregoing excerpts from Science and Health 
with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, 
I merely quote to show that Mrs. Eddy did not only 
instruct her followers that they must have the 
courage to uncover error, but also to designate those 
as unfaithful who have seen the danger and yet have 
given no warning. This surely ought to be a lesson 
to the so-called practitioners of the old school who 
claim they are loyal followers of Mrs. Eddy. They 
are just the reverse when they condemn the writings 
of those who have the moral courage of our blessed 
Master, which Mrs. Eddy plainly states is requisite 
for the sake of doing right and benefitting our race. 

I am a loyal follower of Mrs. Eddy. I feel if I 


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were not, I would be dishonest, for I am confident 
that she was the only one who re-discovered the 
Science of Life. However, neither Mrs. Eddy nor any 
other individual has a corner on Truth. Mrs. Eddy 
said, “I am still standing at the gate waiting for 
more,” showing plainly that she did not know it all. 
She also said, “Follow me only so far as I follow 
Christ.” Mrs. Eddy wrote, “Whatever inspires with 
wisdom, Truth, or love—be it song, sermon or Science 
blesses the human family with crumbs of comfort 
from Christ’s table, feeding the hungry and giving 
living waters to the thirsty.” 

I have no grievance with any organization or 
church, but I do feel that those who claim they are 
followers of Jesus, the Way-shower, should adhere 
strictly to His teachings and not condemn those who 
have the moral courage to uncover error for the sake 
of helping suffering humanity. It is wrong to con¬ 
demn erroneously and it is erroneous to condemn 
without knowing the facts. Mrs. Eddy wrote in 
“Unity of Good,” under “No and Yes,” page 11, “As 
a Science this system is held back by the common 
ignorance of what it is and what it does and (worse 
still) by those who come falsely in its name. To be 
appreciated, Science must be understood and con¬ 
scientiously introduced. If the Bible and Science 
and Health had the place in schools of learning that 


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physiology occupies, they would revolutionize and 
reform the world through the power of Christ.” 

The mortal mind is only an illusion that tries to 
reap where others have sown, and tries to enjoy where 
others have labored. This mortal or wrong thinker 
will tell you that it is right to destroy your brother- 
man with machine guns, submarines, shrapnel, 
poison gas, etc.; this mortal mind becomes so 
depraved with its lust for money that it will take 
the emblem of God and use it as a cloak to get the 
hard-earned money from the poor; this mortal will 
tell you there are many ways to serve God, when 
Jesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that 
entereth not by the door into the sheep fold, but 
climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and 
a robber.” 

This has been interpreted by one of the best 
metaphysicians in the universe today, as follows: 

“In fact and in truth I tell you that he who gaineth 
not this understanding from the unfoldment of the 
one intelligence, the only door to eternal harmony, 
but claimeth that there is another way to gain 
salvation, the same is a thief and a robber for he, 
through his false teaching, is robbing humankind of 
the only way to salvation.” 

This blind stubborn will is only a negation, in 
other words, absolute ignorance; that which Paul 


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said was enmity against God; this blind stubborn 
will says to you, that it has the right to tell you 
what you shall eat or drink, when God gave you 
dominion over everything. 


PRACTITIONERS AND OTHERS 


During the two months that I was manager of the 
Newark office of the L. R. Steel Corporation, I had 
four employees. One individual worked for me 
almost nine years in the liquor business, and came 
with me to the L. R. Steel Corporation. During the 
time I was held at the Sanatorium, this individual 
met a friend of mine and wanted this friend to agree 
that I was always insane. It seems rather strange 
that anyone would continue in the employ of an 
insane person for almost nine years, and later go 
with him in another line of business. 

Another individual who I employed at a salary 
of $150.00 per week, persuaded me to advance him 
$550.00 to purchase an automobile. I still have his 
note for that amount. 

Another individual to whom I paid $316.75 for 
two weeks, collected $200.00 commission due me, and 
when I demanded payment from him, he claimed 
I owed him $500.00 more. 

Another individual I employed to go with me to 
the home office to take some shorthand notes which 
I wished copied. After our return, she said she 


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could copy the notes after office hours, but had no 
machine. I took my typewriter to her home with 
the result that when I went there some time later 
to get the typewriter, I was not permitted to take it. 
I then went to court to demand its return. The 
young lady and her mother swore that I forced her 
to go with me, and that they had sold it in the 
meantime. The judge held that I had brought the 
wrong suit. 

I will now tell of some of my clients who I was 
trying to protect against loss, if possible. The 
individual to whom I sold the largest amount 
of L. R. Steel Corporation stock was a former business 
associate. I tried to explain to him that these people 
were not using the methods which they promised 
under their emblem. He decided to take a trip with 
me to the home office. The result was that I noticed 
that he was inclined to believe their side. I also 
noticed that he tried to interfere with my plans. 
On our way home he asked me what I thought the 
expenses of the trip amounted to, as I had paid all 
the expenses thus far. Without figuring I told him 
approximately the amount for each. He thereupon 
handed me the amount—a mere estimate. When I 
figured the cost I found it was about $16.00 more 
each. He refused to pay the difference. Later, 


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however, when I made a settlement with him on 
another deal, I deducted $16.00. 

Another client was the widow of a former business 
associate. I went to see her in order to explain my 
experience with the wrong thinkers at Buffalo. In 
the midst of my conversation, her son-in-law, who 
was also a client, stepped up and said in substance, 

“I will not advise Mrs. H-, but I want to say 

to you, these people (meaning the L. R. Steel outfit) 
are good enough for me.” The result was that they 
both stuck I believe to the end. 

I went to see another client. This gentleman I 
considered quite a friend of mine. I tried to explain 
to him my experience and how I was trying to 
protect my clients. He listened to me until I said 
something about Christian Science. He then lost his 
temper and said something that would not look good 
in print, leaving the room abruptly. 

I could tell more cases of a similar nature. I, 
however, think this ought to be enough to show the 
ingratitude of the mortal mind. 

I feel it my duty to tell my experience with the 
so-called Christian Science Practitioner during the 
time of this seemingly comedy farce. 

My first practitioner was a lady who gave me a 
treatment at the reading room at Buffalo. She came 
with me to my hotel room. I promised her ten 



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shares of the stock I was selling if she would stay. 
She, however, left shortly after entering the room. 
She called me on the phone later to inquire how I 
was getting along. I told her all right, but as long 
as she did not stay, our deal was off as far as the ten 
shares were concerned. 

The next practitioner came to see me at the Sana¬ 
torium at Buffalo. About three months later I called 
him to my room at the Hotel Lafayette at Buffalo; 
at this time he had not been in my room long when 
a knock came at the door. I opened the door and 
one of the officers of the L. R. Steel Corporation 
accompanied by a detective entered. I introduced 
the new arrivals to my practitioner thinking it 
possible he would be able to convince them that I 
wanted nothing but fair play. I went out for about 
twenty minutes. However, on my return, I found 
that the official of the Company had won the 
practitioner to his way of thinking, as I was told 
by the practitioner that he believed these people 
were all right and advised me to agree with them. 
I, however, told him to “watch his own step,” and 
that I would handle them, as I had their number. 

The next practitioner was the one I called to my 
home. This was the individual who was leaving my 
room when the two hirelings from Buffalo pounced 
in upon me and knocked me down on my bed and 


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73 

handcuffed me there. He did not offer to give me any 
help although I called for help at the top of my 
voice. This gentleman sent a bill for $15.00 for his 
services and was paid. The time consumed could 
not have been much over an hour and a half. He 
has since passed on. 

The next practitioner I consulted was a lady. She 
was always very busy and what little advice she gave 
me I am now satisfied was of little or no use. 

The next practitioner was the only practitioner who 
had the patience to listen to my story and who gave 
me good sound advice. This lady was located 
hundreds of miles from my home and as so many 
other seemingly discordant things crept in and I had 
very little understanding of Science, I consulted other 
practitioners not so far distant from my home. 

The next practitioner was a lady who was, no doubt 
sincere in her work. I called on her for many weeks 
and while I received a little benefit, I was taught 
nothing about the facts of life. At her request, I 
loaned $150.00 to one of her patients. The 
practitioner gave me a note to cover the loan. I 
still have the note although it is now about three 
years. 

The next practitioner was a lady who was too busy 
to give me any time. I consulted many more without 
getting any enlightenment. I also visited several 


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readers who gave me very courteous treatment, but 
very little help. 

Upon advice, I went through class and enjoyed 
it very much, but got very little if any enlightenment 
on the Science of Life. After class I made an 
appointment with my teacher. I went to see her at 
the appointed time and tried to explain that I came 
to see her in reference to my book. I naturally tried 
to tell her that I felt obligated to my clients who 
purchased the frenzied finance stock through me and 
that I felt it my duty to at least try to do something 
to re-imburse them for their loss which I, at that 
time, felt was apparent. However, in the face of 
what Mrs. Eddy says on page 453 in Science and 
Health with Key to the Scriptures: “Honesty is 
spiritual power. Dishonesty is human weakness, 
which forfeits divine help.” This lady did not even 
allow me to explain in my way what I really wanted 
but interrupted me almost continually and after 
about an hour and a half told me that I had been 
talking for almost two hours and had not said 
anything, and that all I was trying to do was to 
uncover error. In the last part of her statement, she 
was correct, for that was just what I intended doing, 
as Mrs. Eddy wrote in Science and Health with Key 
to the Scriptures, page 453, “You uncover sin, not in 
order to injure, but in order to bless the corporeal 


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man; and a right motive has its reward. Hidden 
sin is spiritual wickedness in high places. The 
masquerader in this Science thanks God that there 
is no evil, yet serves evil in the name of good.” This 
teacher also told me my book would be unscientific, 
and no scientist would read it, and that there were 
too many books already. She then told me to come 
to her for treatment which I did, once a week for 
months, getting about fifteen to twenty minutes 
treatment without getting the least understanding; 
on the contrary, I seemed to be more confused than 
ever. The result was that I started to worry and went 
down hill very fast. 

To sense many other discordant things crept in, 
and I became very despondent in this mood. I still 
kept going to testimonial meetings. One day, as I 
sat in one of these meetings long faced and 
discouraged, a lady came in whom I met somewhere 
and believed was a Truth seeker. After telling me 
that she was getting along fine, she looked at me 
and said, “Where did you get that face?” I told 
her that I seemed to be slipping back. She then 
asked me to go to see her practitioner which I agreed 
to do. 

I called on the practitioner in a day or so after. 
She told me in short order that she was a student 
of a man by the name of William W. Walter. This 


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was a little surprise to me, as I then remembered 
that we were advised by our teacher not to read 
any of his books. I, however, took treatment with 
the result that in a few weeks I received some “light,” 
and steadily improved thereafter. I have since gone 
through class with this teacher and I am now 
convinced that the Walter method is the true teaching 
of Jesus and is the true teaching of the Science of 
Life as rediscovered by Mrs. Eddy and that Mr. 
Walter is much more a follower of Mrs. Eddy than 
any other individual today of whom I have heard. 
His works will prove the law of God is the law of 
unfoldment and did not end when Mrs. Eddy passed 
on. 

In the Church Manual on page 40, you may read: 

“A Rule for Motives and Acts. Section 1. Neither 
animosity nor mere personal attachment should impel 
the motives or acts of the members of the Mother 
Church. In Science divine Love alone governs man; 
and a Christian Scientist reflects the sweet amenities 
of Love in REBUKING SIN, in true brotherliness, 
charitableness, and forgiveness. The members of this 
Church should daily watch and pray to be delivered 
from all evil, from prophesying, judging, con¬ 
demning, counseling, influencing or being influenced 
erroneously. Are those who condemn the true 
followers of Mrs. Eddy not condemning erroneously. 


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and is this not just what is keeping thousands from 
finding the wonderful “pearl of great price”? 

On page 291, Science and Health with Key to the 
Scriptures, Mrs. Eddy wrote, “Universal salvation rests 
on progression and probation, and is unnattainable 
without them.” If this is true and there is no doubt 
about it, then does it not follow that the rut is the 
grave of progresss, and does it not prove that many 
of the old teachers have gotten into this rut when 
they advised you not to read other books written 
by students who have progressed, and their very 
writings and works prove it? Jesus said in St. 
Matthew, 7:20: “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall 
know them.” 

In speaking of the many actors who have taken 
their part so loyally on the reverse side and in 
bringing out the facts of my actual experience, while 
I may seem to have spoken rather abruptly, I dare 
say I spoke most conservatively. If I were to tell 
of all the seeming hardships that I encountered on 
my short span of incarceration, which was, no doubt, 
due to my lack of understanding the facts of Being, 
and of the tortures and suffering I witnessed of some 
of those more unfortunate who have possibly never 
had the least understanding of their birthright, my 
story would have a pitiful tone. 

While I want to eliminate all feeling of resentment, 


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I can not, however, for the sake of justice, refrain 
from speaking again of the injustice of the 
unfortunate doctors who, for the sake of money, will 
put their brother man away and have him subjected 
to the most damnable tortures which, in some cases, 
is bound to drive the poor victims who may be 
already in a confused mental condition, to a much 
worse state, and perhaps destroy their earthly pil¬ 
grimage. 

In Isaiah, 33:15-16, it is written: 

“He that walketh righteously, and speaketh 
uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, 
that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that 
stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth 
his eyes from seeing evil; 

“He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall 
be the munitions of rocks; bread shall be given him; 
his waters shall be sure.” 

Should not the doctors, who have made such an 
unwarranted blunder in my case, (and I am now 
convinced have made in thousands of others) wake 
up and try to get a little understanding of the true 
facts of Life in order to benefit themselves as well as 
others? 

In Deuteronomy, 16:20, it is written: 

“That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, 


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that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the 
Lord thy God givetli thee.” 

In II Corinthians, 8:21, it is written: 

“Providing for honest things, not only in the sight 
of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.” 

In Colossions, 3-22, it is written: 

“Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in 
singleness of heart, fearing God.” 

In St. Luke, 6:31, it is the written: 

“And as ye would that men should do to you, do 
ye also to them likewise.” 

I have not the least grievance with the ten doctors 
who took part on the side of the wrong thinkers. 
On the contrary, as far as I am concerned, I am more 
than thankful for what they did for me as they surely 
forced me to seek a higher understanding of Life 
and for this I am now willing to, at least, try to teach 
them a little about the law of righteousness,—not 
for $50.00 and $100.00 per visit as two of these noted 
gentleman charged,—but gratis, just in order to avoid 
the re-occurrence of such colossal blunders—and to 
lessen the tortures heaped upon some of the innocent 
children of God. My experience has proved to me 
that very often the doctors have no foundation for 
their claim, and that professional courtesy is a great 
evil. If they would only listen to reason, they would 


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soon be more than rewarded by learning what peace 
and happiness, nature, has in store for them. 

I now believe that the principal reason these noted 
doctors did not believe my most earnest and sincere 
pleadings was due to the fact that I had bought the 
package of Mrs. Eddy’s works and the Bible, and 
had spoken a great deal ahout Science. I was more 
than earnestly seeking to convince these gentlemen 
that my motive was good; hut, no doubt, not being 
much of an understander of Science at that time, 
and seemingly being so deep in the mire, I naturally 
pleaded most earnestly, and the more I talked about 
Science to them, the deeper I seemed to get into the 
mire. 

Surely, if these gentlemen have no better method 
to establish the sanity or insanity of a mortal, then 
is it not about time some one should wake up and 
have the courage to uncover this error? 

At this point it may not be amiss to tell a little 
story. A short time ago while looking into a window 
of a leading drug store in a large city, the writer 
saw the window filled with little capsules and a sign 
announcing their nerve building qualities. The 
thought came to the writer, “Why, these mortals do 
not need any nerve tonic, what they need is some¬ 
thing to give them courage.” 


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Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health with Key to the 
Scriptures asks the questions: “If that Godlike and 
glorified man were physically on earth today, would 
not some who now profess to love Him, reject Him? 
Would they not deny Him even the rights of 
humanity if He entertained any other sense of being 
and religion than their’s?” The most important 
question is, “Why do those who profess to follow 
Christ, reject the essential facts of life He came to 
establish?” The writer is convinced that if Jesus 
came to earth and had any money some of the 
mortals would try to pick his pockets or make Him 
sign on the dotted line. 

It is our duty to teach the gospel of the healing 
Truth, to demonstrate the law of Love; that it is 
justice to uncover sin of every sort, and that mercy 
demands that if we see the danger menacing others, 
we should inform them thereof. Mrs. Eddy said. 
“Only thus is the right practice of mind healing 
achieved and the wrong practice discerned, disarmed 
and destroyed.” 

It is easy to say that all our wrong thoughts come 
from wrong thinking but by not telling us how we can 
be relieved from this evil, we are not being much 
benefited. The great mistake I have found in my 
travel from Sense to Soul is that many so-called 
practitioners, at least many with whom I have come 


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in contact, do not understand enough about meta¬ 
physics to teach it, but merely give a silent treatment, 
and the poor patient continues in the old incorrect 
way of thinking, and is, therefore, not healed nor 
even benefited. That is why many sincere truth 
seekers do not find their way. 

I feel that those who claim to practice or teach 
the Christ Science and do not heal by teaching and 
teach by healing, are not loyal followers of Mrs. 
Eddy, and are dishonest with themselves as well as 
with others. Is it not dishonest to take the poor 
peoples’ money and give them nothing in return for 
it? Is not hypocrisy one of the worst forms of 
depravity which Jesus so much condemned? 

I am not a member of the Christian Science Church 
nor have I any quarrel with the Church or any 
of its members, but I am satisfied that many of the 
seemingly loyal adherents are in a rut, and I feel the 
rut is the grave of progress, and as the law of God 
is the law of progress, many of these old students 
need to be awakened to teach the power of RIGHT 
THOUGHT,—the greatest blessing of all great 
blessings. 

If you want to become an understander of the 
facts of Being, the facts of Life, open your conscious¬ 
ness to Truth as given by Jesus, and follow its 
teachings rigidly without waivering and practice 


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right thinking constantly, becoming single-minded on 
the side of righteousness. It is by far the greatest 
inheritance that can come to anyone and it is here 
for you ALL, NOW. 

Mrs. Eddy said, “If your endeavors are beset by 
fearful odds and you receive no present reward, go 
not back to error nor become a sluggard in the race.” 
Paul said, “Be not weary in well doing.” 


DISCOVERIES 

That thought is causative either for good or bad, 
can easily be proved; without conscious thought, 
there would not be any people, the very continuance 
of the race is in consequence of thought. An uncon¬ 
scious non-thinking individual would be a non-entity. 

Thought discovers continents, forms colonies, builds 
cities, tills the soil, forms governments and laws. It 
does all the inventing and manufacturing, and makes 
use of and operates what are called the natural 
utilities of the world. Thought procures everything 
by way of education, religion, politics, economics and 
social usage. It institutes all business and commerce 
and directs all the labor of the world. It gives 
expression to art and music, and induces all the 
charities and the patriotic and fraternal devotion of 
men. On the other hand, it procures all the wars 
of nations and other destructive conflicts of human 
beings. Erroneous thought on the part of a few 
was the cause of the late war with its destruction, 
want and woe, yet so prevalent in foreign lands. 
Thought induces all the murders, suicides and crimes. 


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Thought is the cause of all sin, disappointment, 
sorrow and fear; it has ruptured empires and 
destroyed nations. Everything we do or have is in 
consequence of thought and without thought the 
human race would cease to exist and the work of 
their hands would be obliterated. 

When one contemplates the havoc of wrong 
thinking and the blessing which follows right 
thinking, one can appreciate the utterance of Paul, 
“To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually 
minded is life and peace.” Furthermore, as one 
considers the obvious cause of all human trouble is 
wrong thought, he begins to realize that it takes right 
thought to create or discover all that which is good 
for the children of God and this is clearly shown by 
the creations that have been brought to light within 
the past century. 

Among the most wonderful discoveries are perhaps 
the radio, wireless telegraphy and radium, although 
telegraph, telephone, phonograph, motion pictures, 
electricity, airships, automobiles, etc., all had to be 
worked out in mind or right thought and were 
demonstrations of the law of progress and are re¬ 
markable achievements. For this very reason, it 
required much correct thinking to make these 
wonderful achievements possible. Mrs. Eddy, the 


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discoverer of Christian Science, wrote as early as 1875, 
“The electric telegraph is a symbol of mind speaking 
to mind, that in progress of time will not require 
wires.” 

The re-discovery of the Science of Life, the Science 
of Being, the Science of Metaphysics is, no doubt, by 
far the greatest essential of all the discoveries made 
thus far and the most important that will ever be 
made. While this Science, in reality, was always 
here, it took the consecrated and unselfish effort of 
one lone God-like individual to show through her 
own right thought to suffering and sin-laden 
humanity the power of right thought. There surely 
can be no individual who will not admit that it takes 
the right thought of an architect or engineer to draft 
a set of plans to construct a building, etc., and unless 
a given rule or law is followed which governs the art, 
they will soon find themselves in a muddle; the same 
with mathematics, music, etc.—all is governed by a 
Principle, rule or law, and in order to get the right 
result, we must adhere strictly to these rules, which 
can only be done by the application of true thinking. 

Why then does it seem so unreasonable to many 
when you tell them they must follow a Principle 
and rule or law to work out their life’s problems or 
salvation in order to be healthy, happy and pros- 


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perous. Can you not see, dear reader, that wrong 
thinking which is a mental mistake cannot get you 
anywhere, in other words, cannot lead you to anything 
but confusion, because wrong thoughts are those 
which follow no Principle and rule or law and are, 
therefore foundationless, absolute ignorance, or—in 
other words, thoughts outside the realm of the real 
and these wrong thoughts are the only evil there is. 
Had I not been a wrong thinker, I would not have 
had stomach trouble as well as other ailments that 
made me suffer the torments of hell for many years. 

I can truthfully testify to the destructiveness of 
wrong or discordant thinking from actual experience 
and, having learned the power of right thought, I 
now can say to those who say there is no God or there 
is no Principle and rule or law to follow. Yes, the very 
Principle that the architect or engineer is using is 
intelligence and Wisdom, and the more wisdom and 
Intelligence he applies to the problem he is trying 
to work out, the more correct will be his results, 
and so it is with the law of Life. If we follow 
Wisdom, we practice right thinking, and by this 
practice we soon learn to understand that as we 
conform all our thoughts, acts and deeds to this 
divine standard of right, we get the protection as 
promised in the Bible. 


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Twenty-third Psalm: 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; 
He leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the 
paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art 
with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the 
presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my 
head with oil; my cup runneth over. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all 
the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house 
of the Lord forever. 

Ninety-first Psalm: 

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the 
most High shall abide under the shadow of the 
Almighty. 

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and 
my fortress; my God; in Him will I trust. 

Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of 
the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 

He shall cover thee with His feathers, and 
under His wings shalt thou trust; His truth shall 
be thy shield and buckler. 


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Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by 
night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in dark¬ 
ness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at 
noonday. 

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten 
thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come 
nigh thee. 

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see 
the reward of the wicked. 

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is 
my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall 
any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

For He shall give His angels charge over thee, 
to keep thee in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest 
thou dash thy foot against a stone. 

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the 
young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample 
under feet. 

Because He hath set His love upon me, there¬ 
fore will I deliver Him; I will set Him on high, 
because He hath known my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will answer Him; 
I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, 
and honour Him. 


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With long life will I satisfy Him, and show 

Him my salvation. 

So, you see, dear reader, these are positive 
promises and this is the divine protection here for 
one and for ALL, but in order to partake of this 
protection, you must follow in the footsteps of Jesus, 
the REAL WAY-SHOWER. 

And now, dear reader, I beg to say I do not intend 
this volume to be a lesson hook on metaphysics but 
my only and fervent desire is to point to the only 
true and never failing ROAD TO HAPPINESS which 
has been so clearly shown to me through actual 
experience. It is my sincere desire to stimulate, at 
least, an appetite strong enough in the reader to have 
him search for more food (enlightenment) on this 
most vital subject, the study of Life, the most 
important of all studies. 

The greatest need today is an understanding of 
the fundamental Principle or element which pertains 
to your very existence, that which teaches you how 
to work out your life’s problems and which helps 
you to work out your condition, environment and 
destiny. 

Although I feel I have given many instructions 
how to get away from wrong thinking, I wish to tell 
of a story I heard about a little boy at Sunday School. 
The teacher asked the boy, “Well, Johnnie, how do 


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you get rid of your wrong thoughts?” The little 
fellow paused a few moments and said smilingly, 
“Why, I just choke them when they’re young.” This 
may be good advice for the beginner. 

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the 
man that getteth understanding. 

For the merchandise of it is better than the 
merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine 
gold. 

She is more precious than rubies; and all the things 
thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her 
left hand riches and honour. 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her 
paths are peace. 

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon 
her; and happy is every one that retaineth her. 

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go; keep 
her; for she is thy life. 

—Proverbs, 3:13-18; Proverbs, 4:13. 


TRUTH 


Careful study of the teachings of Christian or True 
Mental Science will reveal the fact that it greatly 
differs from the teachings of all other so-called 
Christian Churches, for the reason that it bases its 
teaching upon the Rock of Christ, Truth, the 
Perfection of God, and adheres strictly to the com¬ 
mands of Jesus to “go out into all the world, and 
preach the gospel (teach the Truth) to every creature 
and heal the sick.” 

The greatest need today is to understand what is 
meant by Truth. The key-note of Truth is simplicity. 
The Truth is, we are mental beings and not physical 
and that we all are an inseparable part of a complete 
whole, mentally linked together in the all of con¬ 
sciousness which is the all of perfection and purity; 
the consciousness of good where there is no sickness 
only of our ignorant making. “Whatever God is, that 
you must be (or learn to be) in order to be in 
harmony or in tune with the Infinite.” 

Jesus knew well if the Truth was explained and 
accepted by the individual whose mentality was open 
to conviction, that is, receptive to Truth (a real seeker 


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after righteousness), there was nothing to be healed 
except the belief in a mind apart from God and 
that is where all the suppositional confusion comes 
in, that the most of us have been led to believe in 
some power outside of our own right thought that 
can either help or harm us. There is no such power, 
it is all within our own consciousness. That this is 
logical and rational, can easily be demonstrated by 
anyone who may care to learn the true facts of life 
or Truth. 

In the study of Truth, you will learn that it is 
necessary for you to lay aside all your old erroneous 
beliefs about Life, that is, you must be willing to go 
back to the innocence or purity of the child mind and 
so become receptive and teachable and, when you do 
you will learn what real life is, you will learn that 
the Kingdom of Heaven is right at hand, that there 
is really a table set for you in the wilderness with 
abundance of all good that your heart could desire 
and that all you have to do is to partake of it, 
mentally consume, and as you mentally digest or 
assimilate you will rise in the state of Being; then, 
as you are mentally purified, you will find that every 
day in every way you are better and better. 

The principle thing, however, to remember is that 
you can not mock God or the law of God, which is 
set and changeless and cannot be altered by prayer 


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of beseeching, but must be strictly adhered to; then, 
as you cleave to this divine whole, this changeless 
justice, you will find yourself just, honest, considerate, 
reasonable, loving and righteous; and when you find 
that you are possessing these qualities, you have 
found Heaven or harmony. This is the divine 
harmonious state of consciousness that is in tune with 
the Infinite and out of tune with error. Now, as 
you realize that you are at-one with the Father, you 
are connected with Truth which is the fountain of 
youth, health, happiness and bliss. 

Could there be any other Principle, rule or law 
than one of universal harmony, a divine standard of 
right, a law of changeless justice, to which we must 
strictly adhere? Stop to think what might be the 
result of some of our more favored brethren, for 
example, some of our college-bred politicians or some 
of our learned preachers with their worldly education 
and their ability to juggle words to suit the occasion, 
if there was a God or law other than one of change¬ 
less justice that could be altered by prayer or petition 
or beseeching. Think of how much chance there 
would then be for an ex-rumseller, or some other 
individual without the worldly knowledge of these 
more or less esteemed brethren. Have no fear, dear 
reader, the All-loving, All-wise and All-powerful 
Judge of the universe is Justice, Perfection, Purity 


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itself and is changeless, unalterable and immutable. 

The following hymn from the Christian Science 
Hymnal will give the reader an idea of true prayer: 
Our God is Love, unchanging Love, 

And can we ask for more? 

Our prayer is vain that asks increase; 

’Twas infinite before. 

Ask not the Lord with breath of praise 
For more than we accept; 

The open fount is free to all, 

God’s promises are kept. 

Our God is Mind, the perfect Mind, 
Intelligence Divine, 

Shall mortal man ask Him to change 
His infinite design? 

The heart that yearns for righteousness. 

With longing unalloyed, 

In such desire sends up a prayer, 

That ne’er retumeth void. 

0 loving Father, well we know 
That words alone are vain. 

That those who seek Thy will to do, 

The true communion gain. 

Then may our deeds our pure desire 
For growth in grace express, 

That we may know how Love Divine 
Forever waits to bless. 


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True prayer is not by words of beseeching as is 
the usual custom of the old religious believers, but 
the scientific way of desire for growth in grace 
which leads us to do the will of God in all our works, 
acts and deeds. 

The seeker of all good, soon learns that there is 
nothing gained by prayer if this is done with the 
old religious belief of beseeching or one of entreating 
a favor from God, but rather he soon learns that 
God has already supplied him abundantly with 
everything needful in proportion to his apprehension 
of the Truth. It is necessary to have an honest desire 
to do the will of God and that is to proclaim the 
Truth as Jesus told us. 

In James, 5:16, it is written: 

“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one 
for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual 
fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” 

You will note that it says that the effectual prayer 
of a RIGHTEOUS man availeth much. Therefore, 
it is necessary to become righteous. Righteous means 
“conforming in disposition and conduct to the divine 
standard of right and justice, upright, virtuous, 
blameless, morally, right, equitable.” 

Now, the question may be asked, “How can we 
become righteous?” The answer is, “by becoming 
teachable as are little children and by laying aside 


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all present erring conceptions and convictions of 
material life with its misery, poverty, sickness and 
sin.” All discordant conditions that we see around 
us are due to a misunderstanding of the true facts 
of existence. Most of us have been taught since 
childhood that we are physical beings, that we have 
a body with a Soul inside that needs to be saved, 
and that if we are good, we might go to some Golden 
Shore or to a far off Paradise beyond the blue sky. 

No doubt, very few thought there was ever much 
chance for a rum-seller or even an ex-rum-seller; the 
general belief, no doubt, is that, he is headed the 
other way where things are not quite so harmonious, 
and as rum-selling was my lot for almost forty years, 
I naturally had been often reminded of this gruesome 
abode which was to be my future home. Although 
having had this brought to my attention many times, 
I must confess this was one of the things that worried 
me the least. However, as I was, to sense, a mortal 
—by this I mean a wrong thinker and naturally some 
sinner, as the old saying goes, 64 those commandments 
that I had not broken I, no doubt dented some.” 
However, the fact is that the law of God cannot be 
broken; the only thing is that, with our ignorance of 
a Principle and rule or law, that is, our understanding 
of the mental law of divine justice due to being 
erroneously taught, we violate it with our wrong 


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thinking (mental mistakes) and for this we are 
punished and in some cases most bitterly. This is 
only due to our ignorance or lack of understanding 
or our unwillingness to become as receptive to Truth 
as a little child. 

That we are the creator of our own hell with our 
own wrong thoughts as well as the creator of heaven 
with our own right thoughts can easily be proved 
by any individual. Surely, nothing can be created 
that is not created in thought. Thought precedes the 
act of the murderer, bank robber, pickpocket, etc., 
and so the thought must be corrected before the act 
can be changed. 

I can now speak from actual experience with a 
demonstration that lasted about four years, and 
while from the beginning I had very little, if any, 
real understanding, I still had implicit faith in Truth 
and always felt Truth would prevail. It surely did, 
and I can now clearly understand why it always must 
if we do not weaken, because there is no power 
opposite to Truth or right thought except of our 
own making. All the seeming obstacles that we 
encounter on our travel from sense to Soul are really 
stepping stones to help us to a higher understanding 
and instead of being grateful as we ought to be to 
those who seemingly give us resistance, we often times 


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resent it and, as this is a violation of the law of 
harmony, we naturally punish ourselves. 

Dear reader, there is no mystery to the Science of 
Life. It only seems a mystery to those who do not 
understand it. Could there he any other law than 
one of Perfection that is changeless and unalterable, 
and that all that is necessary for us to do is to bring 
our thoughts to conform to this divine standard of 
right, justice, uprightness and virtue? The Principle 
rule and law of universal harmony is one that we 
must be in accord with in our every thought, act and 
deed, and if we follow this rule rigidly and do not 
waiver, then—and only then—will we he immune 
from all mental discord and unrest. 

Thoughts of worry, hurry, doubt, fear, anger, hate, 
unkindness, criticism, grief, sadness, dishonesty, 
dissatisfaction, malice, revenge, lust and such like are 
destructive for the very reason that these thoughts 
are all inharmonious,—that is, out of tune or, in other 
words, out of focus and therefore, in confusion. If 
this confused mental state is entertained for any 
length of time, it will be manifested or shadowed 
forth on the body in some form of ill-health and 
this is the law of cause and effect;—“As ye sow, so 
shall ye reap.” If you sow discord, you need not ask 
what shall the harvest be, you will soon be shown. 
Your own thoughts are the creator of all that is either 


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good or bad. That is the law of cause and effect and 
is the law of justice and is right. Ask yourself, would 
you have it any other way,—would it be right just 
to say, “every day in every way I am better and 
better,” unless you are really willing to conform your 
thinking to a divine standard of justice—the law of 
Life, Love and Truth, and this is the “Road to 
Happiness,” shown so clearly by Jesus, the Christ, 
the real Way-shower. 

Jesus knew the power of right thought. He under¬ 
stood the law of cause and effect; He understood that 
erring or wrong thought was the destructive element 
in human consciousness and that right or righteous 
thought, the power or creator of all that is real, good 
and true, is the constructive element in human 
consciousness, the builder of all that which is good, 
true, real, fact, natural, normal and right. 

Jesus said, “Freely ye have received, freely give.” 
It is the duty of all who have the least understanding 
of the facts of Life, Truth, to share this understanding 
with others who have not yet found this wonderful 
“pearl of great price,” and are still held in bondage 
through some erroneous belief which is possibly not 
due to any fault of their own, but due to erroneous 
teaching. It is the writer’s earnest desire to share 
the little he understands with his brother-man. 


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Mrs. Eddy wrote in Science and Health with Key 
to the Scriptures, page 518, “God gives the lesser idea 
of Himself for a link to the greater, and in return, 
the higher always protects the lower. The rich in 
spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all 
having the same Principle or Father; and blessed is 
that man who seeth his brother’s need and supplieth 
it, seeking his own in another’s good. Love giveth 
to the least spiritual idea might, immortality and 
goodness, which shine through all as the blossom 
shines through the bud. All the varied expressions 
of God reflect health, holiness, immortality—infinite 
Life, Truth and Love.” 

This book contains most positive evidence of the 
power of right thought, and the absolute destructive¬ 
ness of wrong thought, and a wonderful lesson can 
be learned by any honest individual who studies with 
an open mind the experience related in this volume. 

The Science of Being teaches that there is only 
one side to Life and that is the good, the real and 
the true. While this is a fact and can easily be 
proved, there is, nevertheless, the suppositional 
opposite and many, until they get the right under¬ 
standing of what is meant by the real way, get 
tangled up on the delusive side, and as the author 
has traversed this unreal road almost to the brink, 
feels it his duty to try to save others from the most 


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abominable experience, which was due to his own 
mental mistakes. He can now see clearly that this 
was due to not being careful to follow the advice 
of St. Paul to “prove all things and hold fast that 
which is good.” 

The facts are that there was a stock selling 
proposition presented to the author by a corporation 
which had been highly recommended by some of its 
employees as being of sterling worth and operating 
under the emblem of Honesty, Loyalty and Truth. 
Without proving, however, the reality of all of this 
as he should have done, he went to his cherished 
clientele which he had built up by honest methods 
in years gone by and recommended the purchase of 
this stock. This now clearly shows the writer how 
easy it is for a mortal to err. Had he been a real 
understander of the Science of Being instead of a 
mere believer, he, no doubt, would have “proved all 
things,” instead of believing the things he was told. 

As it was, these mortals had the bait (which was 
only subterfuge), and the writer, like a great big 
human fish, swallowed hook, line and sinker. The 
result was that this organization which was built on 
sand collapsed after about three years of frenzied 
finance campaign, after fleecing the poor people out 
of about $26,000,000.00 of their hard-earned money. 
This ought to convince any fair-minded individual of 


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the results of wrong thinking. There is not any ques¬ 
tion of a doubt that the only thing that saved the 
writer from being dragged down still further in the 
mire by error, was the little knowledge he had gained 
through the study of Christian Science, for had the 
writer not been a seeker after Truth, he surely would 
never have been led to purchase the package of Mrs. 
Eddy’s works and the Bible, for no matter what either 
friend or foe may think or say, they can never say 
there could be any other motive but good in desiring 
to present a gift of this kind to an individual whom 
he, at that time, believed had made good for his 
clients as well as himself. It surely ought to prove 
to any sincere seeker of righteousness the power of 
right thought, for here was a clear case of opposites. 

Now the question arises, “Who was right and who 
was wrong? the victor or the vanquished?” Does not 
this experience show that it all depends on our own 
right thoughts. A good thought can only come 
from the source of all good or God, and it surely was 
a good thought which led the author to buy this 
package which he is convinced contained the foun¬ 
dation stone to the “Road to Happiness.” 

The books of Mrs. Eddy’s contain the milk of the 
word and give to suffering and sinful humanity the 
key to the Scriptures, and by its careful and con¬ 
secrated study, we are enabled to work out our own 


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salvation (our own life’s problems). That Mrs. 
Eddy, the re-discoverer of the Science of Being, did 
not want us to follow her personality, is evidenced 
by she saying, “Follow me only so far as I follow 
Christ,” and that means to put on the whole armor 
of Christ and not in part; that means to become 
single-minded on the side of righteousness, that is 
to become Christ-like. Thus only can you show your 
brother-man that all the devilish wars, sin, sickness 
and death and all other destruction that is destroying 
the children of God, is the blind stubborn will that 
says there is no divine law to which we must mentally 
adhere; it is also the stubborn blind will that says 
“the religion of my forefathers is good enough for 
me.” Oh, stop to think, dear reader, that this is 
the age of progress and progress is the law of God. 

Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” 
“Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make 
you free.” So if you want to be free from all bondage 
become an understander of Truth instead of a mere 
believer. Remember Jesus said, “No man can serve 
two masters,” and are we not serving two masters 
if we do not declare our oneness with God? Did not 
Jesus say, “Be ye, therefore, perfect even as your 
Father which is in heaven is perfect?” And again 
Jesus said, “If a man keep my saying, he shall never 
see death.” Why then does the mortal think he must 


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die to win or to get into heaven. The thing to do 
is to bring heaven or harmony into your consciousness 
instead of waiting for death to be the victor. 

Jesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that 
believeth in me, the works that I do, shall he do 
also; and greater works than these shall he do; be¬ 
cause I go unto my Father.” 

What are the works that Jesus did? And why 
do they seem so supernatural? The works that Jesus 
did and told those who believed in Him they could 
do also were not supernatural, but supremely apd 
divinely natural and so simple that all who care to 
may avail themselves of His teachings. 

If we wish to follow Christ, Truth, it must be in 
the way that is set, in other words, if we want to 
find the only true way we must follow the way 
marked out by Jesus, not half-heartedly, not wobbly 
like a duck, but whole-heartedly. Do not say you 
believe in Him and at the same time follow your 
own stubborn will. Remember to do the will of God 
is to do good, and if you do you can expect good 
abundantly. Mrs. Eddy said, “Go to the gallows or 
dungeon but do not give in to error; Truth will not 
forsake you.” 

Jesus said, “Go out into all the world and preach 
the gospel to every creature and heal the sick.” This 
means YOU. If all the so-called preachers and 


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teachers of the gospel were sincere and really honest 
with themselves, they would put on the whole armor 
of Christ, Truth, instead of in part; they would then 
throw open their doors and make school-houses out 
of their churches and teach the “word of God,” Truth, 
based on facts and realities; then and only then 
would there be no more wars and the millions of 
our poor sisters and brothers who are now perishing 
with hunger, want and woe in foreign lands would 
shout for joy and the Kingdom of Heaven which is 
here and now would be revealed to all human-kind, 
and there would be “one fold and one shepherd.” 

Come now and let us reason together. You will 
either have to admit that God’s law is perfect which 
is the law of Life, Love and truth,—the real, natural 
and normal which is health, happiness and bliss, or 
that there is no law of God (Nature) and the blind 
stubborn will is the ruler of the universe with its 
sin, sickness and death, with its sorrow, want and 
woe,—the unreal, unnatural and the abnormal. The 
real ROAD TO HAPPINESS is immortal, infinite 
and eternal. The unreal road which leads to 
destruction is mortal, finite and temporal. The real 
road is hedged with beauty, power and grace; the 
unreal road is hedged with darkness, doubt and fear. 


FRIENDS 


On page 266, line 6, Science and Health with Key 
to the Scriptures, Mrs. Eddy wrote, “Would existence 
without personal friends be to you a blank? Then 
the time will come when you will be solitary, left 
without sympathy; but this seeming vacuum is 
already filled with divine love. When this hour of 
development comes, even if you cling to a sense of 
personal joys, spiritual Love will force you to accept 
what best promotes your growth. Friends will betray 
and enemies will slander, until the lesson is sufficient 
to exalt you; for man’s extremity is God’s oppor¬ 
tunity. The author has experienced the foregoing 
prophecy and its blessings. Thus He teaches mortals 
to lay down their fleshliness and gain spirituality. 
This is done through self-abnegation. Universal Love 
is the divine way in Christian Science.” 

How clearly the above prophecy has been shown 
the author, I shall endeavor to illustrate by referring 
to just a few of my most intimate friends out of 
the many friends I thought I had. This is done, of 
course, without malice and only to show the workings 
of the mortal, material or wrong thinker, and that 
their very ignorance of Principle or rule and law, 


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really helped me for which I am naturally, most 
grateful. There were five or six couples, friends of 
mine, who through years of acquaintance enjoyed 
many happy visits at each other’s homes and other 
social gatherings. 

The first and most intimate of friends, a gentleman 
and his wife with whom I became acquainted 
over thirty years ago, were scarcely ever forgotten 
when there was a social gathering at our home, or 
even at the homes of relatives and friends, or when 
a long trip was contemplated. I am quite sure they 
attended all the christenings down on the farm in 
Long Island and there were thirteen in all. This 
couple came to see me when I was held a prisoner 
at the Sanatorium. They were the only individuals 
outside of my immediate family permitted to see me 
for any length of time or without an attendant to 
watch every move that I made. A few weeks after 
my release I was advised that my friend was laid 
up with carbuncles. I thought it was my duty to 
go to see him. I did with the result it looked as 
though I were about to be put out bodily. It came 
about in this way: 

I was telling my friend of my experience with 
the wrong thinkers at the Convention, as well as 
with the Doctors, when his wife entered the room. 
I said in substance, “I don’t think they should have 


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handled me as roughly as they did no matter what 
I did at the Convention, especially as I had been so 
loyal to them.” His wife said she did not know 
about that and then started to ramble about my faults 
as she saw them and ended saying that we have only 
one God, as though I had ever claimed any more. 
I naturally took my hat and left very quickly. I 
have not seen this couple since the summer of 1921. 
This gentleman, at least, led me to believe that he 
was my most loyal friend, and for this reason when 
he purchased stock in the L. R. Steel Corporation, 
I allowed him all my commission. 

My second best friend I did not treat quite so 
liberally. I told him I would allow him half the 
commission on the stock which I sold him. Some¬ 
time after he signed a contract for ten shares he 
handed me a note; about seven months later he 
deducted $50.00, the half commission which I 
promised him, but did not give me anything for 
the seven months’ interest on the note that I had 
to pay to the bank. In addition, this gentleman asked 
me to buy some merchandise for him amounting to 
$7.00, and never reimbursed me for same. 

My next best friend was a gentleman who got 
himself into a very disagreeable jam through wrong 
thinking. I surely believe I stuck by him when 
most of his friends deserted him. I went out foi 


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days with my car in his behalf. I allowed him to 
sell his stock in my Company, the Mutual Distri¬ 
buting Company, which stock was to protect his 
account then open on the books. He gave as security 
a mortgage on some sea-shore property which was 
afterwards swept out into the sea by a storm. My 
Company lost the entire amount of this gentleman’s 
indebtedness which amounted to considerable over 
$2,500.00. I, being by far the largest stockholder, 
was naturally hit the hardest. This, however, must 
have been entirely forgotten when I begged him to 
get in touch with a scientist friend of his who came 
to me in his behalf when he was in trouble. The 
only excuse this gentleman gave was that his friend 
was away on the road and he did not offer to get 
another scientist for me. 

My next best friend was an ex-judge. This 
gentleman came to my home at the time I was held 
a prisoner, and told me what a nice place he had 
for me down on Long Island, and how he would 
come for me with his car to take me to this beautiful 
place. This was nothing more than a Sanatorium 
I, however, had no desire to go to any Sanatorium 
and told him to go there himself. I have been to 
see this gentleman since and on one occasion when 
I was speaking about what Science had done for 
me, he said, “Why, there is nothing in it; I 


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have read the Bible from cover to cover, or from 
beginning to end, and there is nothing in it.” I want 
to say in all fairness to my friend what he does not 
know about the Bible or the Science of Life, would 
fill a great big book. 

Another gentleman who I thought was a friend, 
was a lawyer. This gentleman was the attorney for 
a local hank in which I was a stockholder. I called 
upon him and asked if he would intercede for me 
to get a loan on a $15,000.00 first mortgage on a 
property I had sold for $38,000.00, and on which 
there had been spent a great deal, that is over 
$10,000.00 at that time for repairs. The result was 
that I was turned down completely, not a dollar 
would the bank agree to loan me on this gilt-edged 
security. 

On another occasion this same gentleman was 
called to my home and was asked by a member of 
my family if he would advise signing certain papers 
that were needed to enable me to make a loan from 
another hank in order to pay a debt that had to be 
paid two days later. He advised in the negative. 
Can it be possible that this was sane advice from 
a friend of the family, or in other words, even if 
friendship should not have entered in, should it not 
have been, at least, a fair decision that would have 
been protective instead of destructive? 


THE WAY 

/ 

In pointing the way to the Road to Happiness 
through understanding gained from actual experience 
during my earthly pilgrimage and my most remark¬ 
able and most gratifying journey from sense to Soul, 
I have learned two things—that there is a right and 
a wrong road; that these pathways lay side by side. 
On one side there is health, harmony and happiness, 
—on the other there is sorrow, disappointment and 
dismay. All along the real road there are truths, 
facts and realities. All along the unreal road there 
are deceptions, uncertainties and unrealities, which 
conditions are all within our own control for the 
very reason that, according to Scripture, our God 
given birthright is dominion over all, which means 
authority over all that is delusive, deceptive and 
destructive, and, as we are mental beings, we can 
rise above all that which is unlike the good and the 
true by getting an understanding of the true facts 
of life or the true facts of existence and this under¬ 
standing we can only gain by being willing, desirous 
and receptive as little children and opening our 
consciousness to Truth. 


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113 


To learn the law of cause and effect is to learn 
that it takes right thoughts, acts and deeds to produce 
health, harmony and happiness, and that wrong 
thoughts, acts and deeds produce sin, sickness and 
hell; that there is no power outside of your own 
right thought and that it has no opposite only a 
negation, a belief, an illusion or ignorance which has 
held humankind in bondage to their own self- 
deception. To learn that there is one infinite God, 
Good, the source of all Wisdom, Intelligence, 
contentment and bliss, one Soul, one Spirit, one Life, 
one Mind, one Truth, one for all and all for one, that 
is the brotherhood of man and that is the kingdom 
of heaven here and now and not afar off. There is 
no mystery, it is all within your own keeping. You 
are the sower and the reaper. 

Do not sow the seed of discord and expect to 
receive the harvest of HARMONY. 

Do not sow the seed of hate and expect to receive 
the harvest of LOVE. 

Do not sow the seed of sickness and expect to 
receive the harvest of HEALTH. “As ye sow, so 
shall ye reap.” This is the law of nature that like 
begets like. 

When you plant potatoes, do not expect a crop of 
peanuts. This reminds the writer when he was a 
boy, he was sent by his parent to a neighbor for 


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some cucumber seed. The neighbor when asked for 
the seed said, she did not have cucumber seed, but 
she had some musk-mellon seed; naturally, boy-like, 
he took the seed home which very much resembled 
cucumber seed and selected a spot of ground on the 
farm. After carefully preparing the soil, he planted 
the seed. The result was that he harvested a dandy 
crop of gerkens or cucumbers. The neighbor had, 
no doubt, made the mistake in telling him it was 
mellon seed, so you see in order to get the right 
results, we must prove our own seed and not rely 
on others. This is what Paul meant when he said, 
“Prove all things.” Jesus did not want us to do or 
say anything that we could not prove and neither 
did Mrs. Eddy. Mrs. Eddy wrote under the caption 
of “Fidelity” in Miscellaneous Writings: 

“There is no excellence without labor; and the 
time to work is NOW. Only by persistent, unre¬ 
mitting, straight-forward toil; by turning neither to 
the right nor to the left, seeking no other pursuit or 
pleasure than that which cometh from God, can you 
win and wear the crown of the faithful. 

“That law-school is not at fault which sends forth 
a barrister who never brings out a brief. Why? 
Because he followed agriculture instead of litigation, 
forsook Blackstone for gray stone, dug into soils 
instead of delving into suits, raised potatoes instead 


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of pleas, and drew up logs instead of leases. He has 
not been faithful over a few things. 

“Is a musician made by his teacher? He makes 
himself a musician by practicing what he was taught, 
the conscientious are successful. They follow faith¬ 
fully; through evil or through good report, they 
work on to the achievement of good; by patience, 
they inherit the promise. Be active, and, however, 
slow, thy success is sure; toil is triumph; and—thou 
has been faithful over a few things. 

“First purify thought, then put thought into words, 
and words into deeds; and after much slipping and 
clambering, you will go up the scale of Science to 
the second rule, and be made ruler over many things. 
Fidelity finds its reward and its strength in exalted 
purpose. Seeking is not sufficient whereby to arrive 
at the results of Science; you must strive; and the 
glory of the strife comes of honesty and humility.” 

Mrs. Eddy wrote in Miscellaneous Writings, page 
16: “But, as one grows into the manhood or woman¬ 
hood of Christianity, one finds so much lacking, and 
so very much requisite to become wholly Christ-like, 
that one saith; ‘The Principle of Christianity is 
infinite; it is indeed God; and this infinite Principle 
hath infinite claims on man, and these claims are 
divine, not human; and man’s ability to meet them 
is from God; for, being His likeness and image, man 


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must reflect the full dominion of Spirit—even its 
supremacy over sin, sickness and death. 

“Here, then, is the awakening from the dream of 
life in matter, to the great fact that GOD IS THE 
ONLY LIFE; that, therefore, we must entertain a 
higher sense of both God and man. We must learn 
that God is infinitely more than a person, or finite 
form, can contain; that God is a divine WHOLE, 
and ALL, and all pervading intelligence and Love, 
a divine, infinite Principle; and that Christianity is 
a divine Science. This newly awakened consciousness 
is wholly spiritual; it emanates from Soul instead of 
body, and is the new birth begun in Christian 
Science.” 

Mrs. Eddy further says: 

“Now, dear reader, pause for a moment with me, 
earnestly to contemplate this new-born spiritual 
altitude; for this statement demands demonstration. 

“Here you stand face to face with the laws of 
infinite Spirit, and behold for the first time the 
irresistible conflict between the flesh and Spirit. 
You stand before the awful detonations of Sinai. 
You hear and record the thunderings of the spiritual 
law of Life, as opposed to the material law of death; 
the spiritual law of Love, as opposed to the material 
sense of love; the law of omnipotent harmony and 


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good, as opposed to any supposititious law of sin, 
sickness or death. And, before the flames have died 
away on this mount of revelation, like the patriarch 
of old, you take off your shoes—lay aside your 
material appendages, human opinions and doctrines, 
give up your more material religion with its rites 
and ceremonies, put off your materia medica and 
hygeine as worse than useless—to sit at the feet of 
Jesus. Then, you meekly bow before the Christ, the 
spiritual idea that our great Master gave of the power 
of God to heal and to save. Then it is that you 
behold for the first time the divine Principle that 
redeems man from under the curse of materialism, 
—sin, disease and death. This spiritual birth opens 
to the enraptured understanding a much higher and 
holier conception of the supremacy of Spirit, and of 
man as His likeness, whereby man reflects the divine 
power to heal the sick. 

The task of healing the sick is far lighter than 
that of so teaching the divine Principle and rules of 
Christian Science as to lift the affections and motives 
of men to adopt them and bring them out in human 
lives. He who has named the name of Christ, who 
has virtually accepted the divine claims of Truth and 
Love in divine Science, is daily departing from evil; 
and all the wicked endeavors of suppositional demons 


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can never change the current of that life from stead¬ 
fastly flowing on to God, its divine source.” 

“But taking the livery of heaven wherewith to cover 
iniquity, is the most fearful sin that mortals can 
commit. I should have more faith in an honest 
drugging-doctor, one who abides by his statements 
and works upon as high a basis as he understands, 
healing me, than I could or would have in a smooth¬ 
tongued hypocrite or mental malpractitioner.” 

“The prominent laws which forward birth in the 
divine order of Science, are these: ‘Thou shalt have 
no other gods before me;’ ‘Love thy neighbor as 
thyself.’ These commands of infinite wisdom, tran¬ 
slated into the new tongue, their spiritual meaning, 
signify: Thou shalt love Spirit only, not its opposite, 
in every God-quality, even in substance; thou shalt 
recognize thyself as God’s spiritual child only, and 
the true man and true woman, the all-harmonious 
‘male and female,’ as of spiritual origin, God’s 
reflection,—thus as children of one common Parent, 
—wherein and whereby Father, Mother and child 
are the divine Principle and divine idea, even the 
divine ‘Us’—one in good, and good in One.” 

The following verses from the Christian Science 
Hymnal would be a great help to the reader if 
thoroughly digested and assimilated—(mentally) : 


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119 


“In atmosphere of love divine. 

We live, and move, and breathe; 

Tho’ mortal eyes may see it not; 
’Tis sense that would deceive. 

The Principle of being, God, 

Is with us ev’rywhere; 

He holds us perfect in His love, 
And we His image bear. 

The mortal sense we must destroy. 
If we would bring to light 
The wonders of eternal Mind, 
Where sense is lost in sight.” 


TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS 


Paul, in speaking to the Galatians of the “fruit 
of the Spirit,” mentions temperance, among other 
godly qualities; and in I Corinthians, he says, “Every 
man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in 
all things.” We generally associate the word 
“temperance” with abstinence from the use of intoxi¬ 
cating liquor, and do not see that the word embraces 
abstinence from indulgence in all other sinful and 
wrong appetitites. Webster’s interpretation for the 
word “temperance” among others is moderation, 
especially in respect to the appetities or passions, 
patience, sobriety. This surely must have been what 
Paul meant when he said, “temperate in all things.” 
How many of us have thought, for instance, that 
temperance applies to the restraining of one’s self 
from indulgence in useless conversation? Do we stop 
to realize how much precious time is consumed, both 
of one’s own and of another’s, by this habit? It 
seems, like all other errors, when left uncorrected 
to grow until the person yielding to the habit of 
talking too much has little time left for aught else 
than talking. He wonders where the time has gone, 
and why he is always hurried! When the last 


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moment arrives in which to perform a certain duty, 
to keep an appointment, to catch a train, he finds 
he has to hurry in order to get there at all. Hurry 
brings confusion; and confusion, disorder. In fact, 
a multitude of errors follows this useless habit; and 
the one committing the wrong is not the only person 
affected, hut likewise all with whom he has to do. 
But the indulgence in too much talking may seem 
a harmless thing; and the one who has thus injected 
into his consciousness hurry, disorder, and confusion, 
may not know it to be a form of intemperance. 

Everyone likes bright, intelligent conversation, the 
wholesome exchange of ideas with a friend or an 
acquaintance. We do not, by any means, want to 
grow glum or unsociable; but we must be temperate 
in all things. Much talking is apt to be of one’s 
self and one’s own affairs. Thus it is the child of 
selfishness; for it exacts another’s time and attention, 
as it cannot exist alone. Who is the parent of sel¬ 
fishness? Surely it is not of God, not of His creating; 
instead, it is born of “the mortal, material thinking 
mind,” which is “enmity against God.” God does 
heal all that is unlike Himself, and He does this 
whenever thought has awakened to desire the healing, 
in fact, true “desire” which Mrs. Eddy tells us in 
“Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” 
page 1, “is prayer,” often results in healing. 


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Many persons trained in right, economical ways of 
human living, expending their money in the most 
advantageous ways, never think of the great gain 
that would also come from the right use of their 
time. One of the commandments of the Mosaic 
Decalogue is “Thou shalt not steal.” We would 
resent any accusation from another that we were 
committing theft; but what are we doing when we 
are taking another’s time for our own selfish enjoy¬ 
ment? We need to awaken to this, since it is the 
“little foxes that spoil the vines;” and each quality 
unlike God finding lodgment in our thought, though 
it may appear small and harmless, is nevertheless an 
error. 

It surely might be well for some of the feminine 
sex to use in moderation the paints and powders, and 
use a little of the time consumed in this artificial 
decoration of their faces, to the study of what Paul 
meant when he said, “Be temperate in all things.” 
And by so doing, they would soon learn what real 
beauty nature has in store for them. 

Is it wrong to drink alcoholic beverages? 

In Matthew, 15:11, the Bible says, “Not that which 
goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which 
cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.” It 
is not wrong to drink when done with reason, but the 


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123 


wrong is in the abuse of it. To drink to excess is 
a form of insanity or a great sin. 

In Galatians, 5:20-21-22-23, Paul says: 

“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, 
wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and 
such like; of which I tell you before, as I have also 
told you in time past that they which do such things 
shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit 
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentle¬ 
ness, goodness, faith, 

Meekness, temperance; against such there is no 
law.” 

The foregoing clearly proves that drunkenness is 
a great evil and is on the side of the unrighteous- 
minded, and temperance is on the side of the 
righteous-minded. That does not mean that you 
could not take a drink if you took it with reason. 
Alcoholic beverages are not necessary for the human 
body because that needs no medicine. 

“Temperate in all things,” means to use true 
reason in all things, not the blind stubborn will that 
wants to tell you what to eat or drink and believes 
in man-made doctrines, creeds and dogmas. Did not 
Jesus say, “Come now and let us reason together.” 

From my experience during almost forty years in 
the liquor business and many other lines, and from 


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the knowledge gained from upward of now twelve 
years of study of the Science of Life, I have arrived 
at this conclusion: 

“ ‘Temperate in all things,’ moderation in every* 
thing we say or do that does not interfere with the 
law of Life or God, is constructive. For example, 
if you take a drink of alcoholic beverage, you are 
violating no law of God unless you violate the law 
of moderation in all things or the law that governs 
real temperance. 

On the other hand, to say that alcoholic beverages 
are a necessity for humanity to indulge in is an 
absurdity, or that these beverages have any health 
building qualities is also an absurdity, for health or 
Life is not dependent on what you eat or drink, for 
did not Jesus say, ‘Take no thought for your life, 
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink.’ To drink 
to excess is to drink without reason, and is insanity 
in a degree.” 

The writer speaks from experience, for he has had 
on more than one occasion what the mortals call 
“a social jag.” He has experienced the degrading 
results from these unnatural and unreal indulgences 
and now understands clearly that his suffering was 
only due to the violation of the mental law of 
“temperate in all things.” However, it would be as 
unreasonable to blame the individual who sold me 


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125 


the beverage as it would be to blame the inanimate 
substance which I indulged in to excess through my 
own short comings and destructive thinking, just as 
it would be unreasonable to blame a candy or an ice 
cream dealer for my over indulgence in his products. 
Wrong or destructive thought is to blame for all 
intemperance. 

Every child should he taught to be “temperate in 
all things,” moderate in all things. For example, the 
writer has seen in some of the seemingly most 
fashionable resorts the most vulgar dancing indulged 
in. This surely could not be attributed to anything 
but wrong thinking of the dancers. The whole 
trouble in this enlightened age is due to wrong 
preaching and wrong teaching. There is no harm in 
innocent amusement of practically every name and 
nature being indulged in on either Sunday or week¬ 
day, as long as it complies with the law of right- 
mindedness and that is the law of constructive 
thinking which means for all health, joy, happiness 
and gladness without measure. 

Again, I wish to reiterate that if the facts of 
existence were taught in the schools of learning, the 
discordant conditions you see about you would soon 
be overcome, and there would be no need of pro¬ 
hibitive laws or any other unjust laws, for if the 
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teach in its entirety, that is, in its wholeness instead 
of in part as it is by the many creeds and dogmas, 
then the power of God or Truth which is right 
thought, would prevail; then the poor unfortunate 
would not be led to believe that he needs any 
stimulant to make him happy or to stimulate his body 
which needs no other stimulant than right thought, 
the Truth, which Jesus said would “make you free.” 

In Ecclesiastes, 9:7, it is written: 

“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy 
wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth 
thy works.” 

If the right thinker or one who knows how to 
think rightly would take a drink, he would take it 
with reason, moderation and no mortal, that is, no 
one who thinks blindly without following a Principle 
or rule of Justice, has any right to tell his brother 
what he shall eat or drink. This is an absurdity 
and naturally unjust, and is where the hypocrisy 
enters. The individuals who are elected to serve the 
people and who should be servants of the people, 
are just the reverse as a rule, for they make laws 
and do not comply with them themselves. 

Surely, no honest thinker can say that it is just 
to tell the poor laborer who works in the coal mines, 
who digs sewers, who works in factories, and who 
is the main-stay and majority in our universe, what 


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he shall eat or drink and thereby take from him his 
God-given birthright which is “dominion over all 
things.” 

The Science of Metaphysics teaches there is no 
power apart from God, and for this reason, if you 
make a reality of anything unlike Good, you give it 
power over you. If, for example, you believe that 
coffee can harm you, you are making a God of the 
coffee, for you endow it with creative power, the 
same as with alcoholic drinks. If you fear them, you 
have other gods and you know one of the greatest 
commandments is “Thou shalt have no other gods 
before me.” 

That there is entirely too much nonsense made 
over trifling things that are really harmless, I am 
convinced and the much weightier things which are 
forbidden go along unnoticed, such as “Thou shalt 
not commit adultery,” which, according to Mrs. Eddy, 
means, “Thou shalt not adulterate Life, Truth or 
Love.” “Thou shalt not steal,” that is, “Thou shalt 
not rob man of money which is but trash compared 
with his mind and character.” “Thou shalt not kill,” 
that is, “Thou shalt not strike at the eternal sense 
of Life with a malicious aim, but shalt know that by 
doing thus thine own sense of Life shall be forfeited.” 
“Thou shalt not bear false witness,” that is “Thou 
shalt not utter a lie, either mentally or audibly, nor 


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cause it to be thought.” Obedience to these com¬ 
mandments is indispensable to health, happiness and 
length of days. 

Dear reader, there are certain inalienable rights to 
which every man is born. That immortal declaration 
which conceded to the humblest as well as the most 
exalted citizen his God-given rights of Life, Liberty 
and the Pursuit of Happiness is not lightly to be 
set aside since it is but a re-statement of that divine 
law enunciated over nineteen centuries ago by Jesus 
the Christ, “Ye shall know the Truth and the Truth 
shall make you free”—know that you are free-born 
and declare your freedom! 

There is no hell—only that which is made by the 
suppositional blind stubborn will which is the only 
devil there is. This stubborn will with its wrong 
thinking, fear, jealousy, hatred, malice, envy, selfish¬ 
ness, lust and greed is the creator of wars and did 
not General Sherman say, “War is hell.” Surely, 
the results of the late war which has taken from 
our own land thousands of our youths, the flower of 
manhood, and the evil effects still so prevalent in 
foreign countries with its starvation, want and woe, 
was not due to the will of God, or right thought; 
but rather due to wrong thinking, the blind stubborn 
will, the swinish or destructive element in human 
consciousness. 


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Mrs. Eddy wrote in “Science and Health with Key 
to the Scriptures,” page 225, “The history of our 
country, like all history, illustrates the might of Mind, 
and shows human power to be proportionate to its 
embodiment of right thinking. A few immortal 
sentences, breathing the omnipotence of divine 
justice, have been potent to break despotic fetters 
and abolish the whipping-post and slave market, but 
oppression neither went down in blood, nor did the 
breath of freedom come from the cannon’s mouth. 
Love is the liberator. Legally to abolish unpaid 
servitude in the United States was hard; but the 
abolition of mental slavery is a more difficult task. 
The despotic tendencies, inherent in mortal mind and 
always germinating in new forms of tyranny, must 
be rooted out through the action of the divine Mind.” 

Mrs. Eddy also wrote on page 340: 

“One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; 
constitutes the brotherhood of man; ends wars; fulfils 
the Scripture, Love thy neighbor as thyself; annihi¬ 
lates pagan and Christian idolatry,—whatever is 
wrong in social, civil, criminal, political and religious 
codes; equalizes the sexes; annuls the curse on man, 
and leaves nothing that can sin, suffer, be punished 
or destroyed.” 

Dear reader, do not resist anything, RISE (in 


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understanding) above it, assert your God-given 
dominion and above all, do not be a hypocrite. 

“That which is altogether just shall thou follow, 
that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which 
the Lord thy God giveth thee. Ye shall do no 
unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, 
or in measure. Just balances, just weights shall ye 
have. A false balance is abomination to the Lord, 
but a just weight is His delight.” 

Deuteronomy, 16:20—Leviticus, 19:35, 36. 

Proverbs 11:1. 

Mrs. Eddy wrote in Science and Health with Key 
to the Scriptures, page 30, “Rabbi and priest taught 
the Mosaic law, which said: ‘An eye for an eye,’ and 
‘Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood 
be shed.’ Not so did Jesus, the new executor for 
God, present the divine law of love, which blesses 
even those that curse it.” 

It is evident from the foregoing that Jesus taught 
the law of Life to be the law of Love; then, if we 
want to be true disciples of Jesus, we must adhere 
strictly to His teachings. Are those who claim to 
be His followers not perhaps just the reverse and 
may they not be doing the works of Satan when 
they force a compulsory law instead of the law of 
Love? 

The author claims prohibition is an unjust law for 


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the reason that it is a law of compulsion, which is 
not in accord with the law of Love. On page 454 
in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, 
Mrs. Eddy wrote, “Love inspires, illumines, designates 
and leads the way.” 

It surely does not require much reasoning to 
understand that prohibition is the means of creating 
more dishonesty, thieves, murderers, counterfeiters, 
hypocrites, brewers, distillers, moonshiners and 
bootleggers than any other man-made law that was 
ever devised by a mortal. This unjust devilish law 
has driven thousands of people out of their homes 
without compensation by this blind stubborn human 
will, which is seemingly only happy when it can 
destroy. 

It certainly is hard to understand that there are 
thousands of individuals today who claim to be loyal 
followers of Jesus, the Christ, the expounder of the 
law of Love, and who try to teach their sisters and 
brothers that compulsory methods are correct. 

The author, although having spent about forty 
years in the liquor business, has no further interest 
in it and has no desire to become affiliated with this 
business again. Nevertheless, he feels he would be 
derelict in his duty to humanity if he did not uncover 
this error which is menacing the very God-given 
birthright of dominion, power and liberty. 


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What right has the mortal mind, which follows 
no principle or rule, and which believes in some 
theory outside the realm of good; the mind that is 
enmity against God; the suppositional mind which 
has not even sense enough to work out its own 
problems or salvation and destiny, to tell his brother 
what he shall drink? Were these politicians who 
were elected to serve the people, elected on a pro¬ 
hibition platform? Was there not a prohibition 
ticket in the field which was defeated by the people? 
Does not the Constitution of the United States claim 
to be a government governed by the people? Are 
not rather the people governed by those who should 
be serving? Is compulsory law the law of Love? 
Does not common sense tell you that you can “lead 
a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.” 

No, dear reader, there is no other way to stop the 
evil that has J>een prevalent from over-indulgence or 
the misuse of alcoholic stumulants and the now 
prevalent use of the bootlegger’s sunshine and the 
poor mortal’s moonshine, than by education, by 
teaching the true facts of existence, as Jesus said, 
“Ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make 
you free.” 

If the law of brotherly love and kindness were 
universally taught, there would be no need of any 
devilish compulsory law, that does more to stimulate 


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vice, deceit, hypocrisy, immorality, in fact, crime of 
every name and nature and there would be no power 
given to something which has no power of its own. 
No inanimate substance can possibly have power 
unless a suppositional power is given to it by wrong 
thinking or ignorance. Surely no one can say some¬ 
thing that is lifeless has power over life, which is 
Spirit, Soul, God. 

No, dear reader, there is only one power, God. 
It is only our ignorance of our own real being that 
makes us think there is a power opposite to God, 
true reason. 

If the so-called preachers and teachers of the Word 
of God were really sincere in trying to help suffering 
and sinful humanity overcome this suppositional evil, 
demon rum as it is called by some of the mortals, 
they would take up the study of true metaphysics 
and become understanders of God and the law of 
God, instead of mere believers,—thus and thus only 
would they be enabled to help their sisters and 
brothers from the degrading slums of dance halls, 
road houses and other haunts with their vice¬ 
breeding depravity and gross immorality which is 
due only to ignorance and wrong thinking,—due 
entirely to wrong education as to God, the children 
of God and the law of God. 


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There is no other way to help yourself than to 
help spread the Gospel of Truth, as Jesus bid; then 
and then only will the Kingdom of Heaven be 
revealed, then the Spirit of God will govern and Satan 
sent back to its native nothingness, where it belongs. 

MRS. EDDY’S ANSWER 

Answering the question, “Have Christian Scientists 
any religious creed?” Mrs. Eddy answers, “They 
have not, if by that term is meant doctrinal beliefs.” 
The following is a brief exposition of the important 
points, or religious tenets of Christian Science: 

1— As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired 
Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal 
Life. 

2— We acknowledge and adore one supreme and 
infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; 
the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in 
God’s image and likeness. 

3— We acknowledge God’s forgiveness of sin in the 
destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding 
that casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin 
is punished so long as the belief lasts. 

4— We acknowledge Jesus’ atonement as the 
evidence of divine efficacious Love, unfolding man’s 
unity with God through Christ Jesus the Way-shower; 


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and we acknowledge that man is saved through 
Christ, through Truth, Life and Love as demonstrated 
by the Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and 
overcoming sin and death. 

5— We acknowledge the crucifixion of Jesus and 
His resurrection served to uplift faith to understand 
eternal life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the 
nothingness of matter. 

6— And we solemnly promise to watch, and pray 
for that Mind to he in us which was also in Christ 
Jesus; to do unto others as we would have them do 
unto us; and to be merciful, just, and pure.” 

If we want to be true followers of Mrs. Eddy, 
we must not only “watch and pray for that mind that 
was also in Christ Jesus,” to be in us, but we must 
have a fervent desire and be ever willing to do the 
will of God, just as Jesus did, for Mrs. Eddy wrote 
in “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” 
page 9, “If unwilling to follow His example, why 
pray with the lips that you may be partakers of His 
nature?” 


CHARACTER 

Mrs. Eddy wrote in “Science and Health with Key 
to the Scriptures,” page 128, “The term Science, 
properly understood, refers only to the laws of God 
and to His government of the universe, inclusive of 
man. From this it follows that business men and 
cultured scholars have found that Christian Science 
enhances their endurance and mental powers, 
enlarges their perception of character.” 

Again, Mrs. Eddy wrote on page 167, “Substituting 
good words for a good life, fair seeming for straight¬ 
forward character, is a poor shift for the weak and 
worldly, who think the standard of Christian Science 
too high for them.” 

Character is not a spontaneous fungus which grows 
without proper care, as character is an essential that 
must be cultivated in the fertile soil of morality, as 
there is no code of morals which will stand the 
crucial test of Godliness unless it springs from the 
eternal injunctions laid down in the Holy Bible, and 
without morals, an individual, as well as a nation, 
loses its identity among the good of the land, and 
when this happens society in general is the loser; 


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for whenever we degrade society, we degrade 
ourselves. Character is the moral force, the most 
precious jewel of the human family. 

A noble and good character is not a thing of chance 
but is the natural result of continued right thinking, 
the effect of good thoughts. Of all the beautiful 
truths pertaining to Life which have been brought 
to light in this age, none is more encouraging, joy- 
inspiring and helpful than this, that each individual 
is master of thought, the molder of character and the 
maker and shaper of condition, environment and 
destiny. 

Jesus said, “Be ye, therefore, perfect, even as your 
Father which is in heaven is perfect.” 

The willing student must strive for perfection and 
this he does by studying and striving to gain the 
understanding of the true facts of Life. 

“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the 
man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise 
of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the 
gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious 
than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are 
not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in 
her right hand; and in her left riches and honor. 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths 
are peace. She is a tree of Life to them that lay 


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hold upon her; and happy is every one that retaineth 
her. Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go; 
keep her; for she is thy Life.” 

Proverbs, 3:13-18; 4:13. 

Now, dear reader, there is nothing under the sun 
■o vitally essential to understand a9 the facts 
pertaining to your very existence, the facts of Life, 
the law of cause and effect. What can there be that 
can be of more importance than to gain an under¬ 
standing so clear and precise that not only can you 
work out your own life’s problems, but also help 
your fellow-beings to work out theirs. 

There are many individuals today who have spent 
thousands of dollars and many years acquiring an 
education for this plane of existence, which is 
temporal and who claim they have no time or money 
to get an understanding of the Life that is eternal, 
which teaches you how to master, mold and shape 
your own character, condition, environment and 
destiny and also teaches you how to help suffering 
and sinful humanity work out their destiny. 

The greatest and most glorious discovery that was 
ever made or ever can be made is the re-discovery 
of the science of metaphysics by Mrs. Eddy. Mrs. 
Eddy, as well as Jesus, knew very well that all 


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individuals must work out their own salvation. No 
one can do it for the other; a teacher in music, 
art or mathematics can only by instructing and 
demonstrating try to convey his understanding to 
the pupil and unless the pupil has the desire to 
understand and practice what he is taught, he will 
not make much progress. The most essential quality 
is the desire to learn, and the greater the desire, the 
better the results. An earnest desire is necessary to 
get an understanding of the facts of existence, or the 
law of Life, which is a mental law, perfection itself, 
and cannot be changed. The only thing that needs 
to be changed is our wrong conception of that law; 
that is, our erroneous mortal beliefs in sin, sickness 
and death to the glorious understanding of the law 
of Life which is health, happiness and abundance. 
This is what right thought has done for the writer 
and can do for you. Just know that there is one 
God, one Life, one Truth, one Soul, one Spirit, and 
that all is within you, within your own consciousness. 
That is the Kingdom of Heaven on earth here now 
and forever; that is the divine, natural and normal 
state of consciousness; that is the Mind which is out 
of tune with error and in harmony with nature 
which is Supreme Being. 


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Health, Harmony, Happiness and Love 
Are all blessings from above. 

So forsake the things beneath that lead to fear 
And find the way so light, so bright, so clear. 
Awake! to know God is Life, Love and Truth, 
The fountain of eternal youth. 

And all that seemed so dark, so cold, so drear, 
Was all a dream, for God is all and all is here. 

A. W. Schuler. 


WAYS OF DECEIT 

The modem methods of stock jobbing, of heretical 
promotion, has become so prevalent and daring that 
I feel it my duty to uncover this evil. I shall try 
to explain it in words so simple and plain that any 
individual may see that the frenzied promoter is 
only desirous of misleading the heedless and 
unthinking public who can be swayed by the glamour 
of prospective great profits. 

Sane and safe investments need no frenzied 
campaign of bombast and fury of sounding brass and 
tinkling cymbals. Yet this is exactly what is done 
by those who would unload worthless securities upon 
the public. 

Classes in salesmanship are held, composed of 
young men and women, if possible. These classes 
are sometimes opened with prayer and song, and are 
then instructed by high pressure word mongers who 
juggle words regardless of Truth, by blackboard 
artists, and by hypnotic seers of vain visions, how 
to make people believe seductive and persistent 
statements. When fully enthused, when full of this 
unreal pep, they are given an artistic prospectus, in 


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some cases a financial statement which could hardly 
be understood by its own creator unless he took a 
few somersaults, meaningless photographed letters 
and sometimes the names and endorsements of 
leading and prominent citizens, all of which form 
an array of seemingly convincing and conclusive 
arguments that many individuals are unable to resist. 
All of this is backed by positive and dogmatic 
utterances, such as, “Preach the idea of invest and 
make a fortune.” “Your kit is your Bible and you 
must preach the gospel of enormous profits.” This 
is sure to be a big yield and tomorrow may be too 
late; “the time is right now; you may never have 
another chance.” The class is sometimes instructed 
how to give the glad hand, in other words, the 
would-be salesmen are shown how to grab their 
prospect by the hand and hold it with a firm grip. 
This, I believe, is done to show the warm feeling they 
apparently have for their prospect. 

It is urged and insisted that the individual 
approached be induced to read and study such facts 
as pioneer profits. These statements of immense 
profits made by those who invested in the early 
state of enterprises, which have had phenomenal 
success are mostly true being taken from some 
reliable manual, although such successes do not prove 
in the least that the proposition offered has any 


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basis of reality, and is no evidence at all in its favor, 
as each enterprise must stand upon its own merits 
and present for itself and its managers good reason 
why it is entitled to consideration and support. Yet 
the promoters of which I speak insist that the pros- 
pect study and grasp pioneer profits. Even if he 
claims to be familiar with them, he must, nevertheless 
be more enlightened upon the subject for it is of 
first and primary importance in this art of selling 
that you induce in him a receptive state of mind. 
This is absolutely essential and is the first step and 
always precedes the desirous condition of the prospect 
—when he reaches the point where he desires, he is 
practically sold. 

A special training in the art of selling as taught 
and practiced by some of the largest and most 
pretentious concerns is that known as the “One Call” 
system. In this, great stress is placed upon what is 
called the law of average,—see plenty of people and 
press each one hard and a satisfactory percentage is 
sure to buy. In this “One Call” system, in many 
cases, the prospect is led to believe that the salesman 
cannot afford to call more than once, or in other 
words, that he has such a wonderful opportunity that 
he does not need to call more than once. The real 
fact is that this system is built on subterfuge, hot 
air, or unreal enthusiasm. 


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If he does not buy, forget him and see the next man 
but be sure and talk to a certain number each day 
if you want to win. In using this plan, the first 
thing they do is to find out if the individual has any 
cash in hand subject to his own control that he does 
not have to ask anyone else as to his disposal of it. 
The way to do this is to ask him if he can and will 
put in at once, say $100.00, if absolutely convinced 
that it will be a safe and profitable investment. If he 
answers “No” and seems to be in earnest, pass him 
by at once and see the next one. Don’t waste any 
more time on him. But, having gained his attention 
as above, it is then up to the salesman to arouse his 
interest and submerge his reason by stating estimates 
as facts and by painting a glowing and fascinating 
picture of what similar concerns have done in the 
past, never telling that these were built on an entirely 
different foundation. Thus, the prospect’s cupidity 
is incited and the salesman brings out his contract, 
points to the dotted line, after placing a pen in the 
prospect’s hand, and tells him to act quickly, he can 
talk about it later, and the prospect signs and the 
salesman usually gets the check,—all dogmatic 
assertion and never cool, calm reason. 

Such promoters prefer young men and young 
women for they are most susceptible to influence and 
control. Naturally, young people approach and sell 


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their relatives and friends, and many times when the 
relatives and friends have been seen, the salesmen are 
through, they can go no further. This being so, they 
are fired and a new crop of young energetic be¬ 
ginners have the honor of being selected to attend 
a class in salesmanship. Many of these young people 
have, no doubt, paid bitterly for their experience. 
Many become so enthused with their proposition that 
they sell themselves; in other words, invest most of 
their earnings in this unreal enterprise. 

Sometimes these Companies insert cunning and 
alluring newspaper advertisements, when they can 
pass the censor and the advertisements are accepted. 
Inquiries thus derived are considered extra good by 
the experienced stock salesman. But it is the medium 
more than the advertisement which does the trick. 
The fact of it appearing in a reputable and con¬ 
servative newspaper gives it standing, force and pull. 
The whole game is one of nerve; it is to coin brass 
into gold, and yet many people believe in the 
proposition, they have faith to the last until absolute 
facts convince them of their error, for they have 
unending confidence in their brother-man, and can¬ 
not conceive how any individual would intentionally 
deceive or harm his fellowman. 

Again, these people, sometimes use a phone system 
which means that a corps of operators are so many 


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hours just calling, calling, and forcing consideration 
of the proposition. Calls are usually taken from the 
telephone directory. Occasionally the head-worker 
takes a hand on some especially hard case and his 
plan is high speed, drive in, drive in, give him the 
lash and plenty of it; this is only a mortal who has 
some money that I want and I am going to force it, 
I am going to get it. He has got to listen, I will 
make him listen, the only thing he can do is to 
hang up and if he does so 1 can call him again. 
If not, this is a good lead to hand an outside salesman 
to make a personal call. All hypnotic suggestive 
impulses and yet strange to say, he often gets results, 
gets cash or trade of fair stock for worthless stock 
or a cash balance on the trade. 

Also there is the so-called investors’ list,—persons 
who have sometimes bought some stock and some¬ 
times received dividend, but usually have made no 
profit. These lists pass from one concern to another 
and are bought and sold as a regular matter of 
business. They are technically known in the pro¬ 
fession as “sucker lists.” These names are deluged 
with mail form letters, second letters and follow up 
letters, and are finally given an outside man as good 
fresh leads. Then there are what are known as 
“re-loaders.” If a man has bought a small amount, 


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these salesmen follow on his trail and insist and 
persist till at last he goes the limit. Do you wonder 
that, under such bombardment, so many fall? 1 
heard a man say, “I bit and bit till my teeth are 
all worn out.” It has been said that all men are 
eaters or are eaten. This is not true for no individual 
need belong to either class. If an individual learns 
to think righteous thought, which is true thought, he 
will neither eat others nor be eaten himself. 

In James, 2:17-18, it is written: 

“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being 
alone. Yea, a man may say, ‘Thou hast faith, and I 
have works; show me thy faith without thy works, 
and I will show thee my faith by my works.’ ” 

This is just exactly what the writer proposes to do 
with this volume—to show his faith by his works. 
The reader will note from some of the author’s letters 
in this book that he, at least, tried to protect his 
clients from total loss of their investment which 
seemed evident to him when he learned how un¬ 
reasonable and entirely contrary to their emblem, 
the Company which he believed at one time to be 
of sterling worth, were running their business, but 
this was of not much avail, as most of hid clients 
believed in the Corporation. 

Although he will never admit that he has wilfully 


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misled anyone into the purchase of the stock, he 
will, nevertheless, admit that he should have been 
more careful in recommending it to his esteemed 
clientele, which consisted mostly of employees, 
former employees, former business associates, friends 
and neighbors, and he is satisfied that most of them 
bought it on his word and, as he, at least, felt for 
many years that his word was his bond and often 
said no one would be able to point their finger at 
his children and say their father had wilfully 
wronged them, he, at least, is going to try to make 
good as far as he can. Whether or not the author 
will be able to satisfy all his clients, time will tell, 
as the mortal or wrong thinker will seldom listen 
to reason and even if you were to give up your earthly 
all for them, some would still not be satisfied. 

The writer is going to try to make good for what¬ 
ever mistakes he might have made by being over 
enthusiastic and seemingly hypnotized by high 
finance methods. Had he, at that time, understood 
clearly the Science of Life, or Science of Being, he 
would have known better. His great desire now is 
to demonstrate what his understanding can do for 
him and for all who adhere strictly to the teachings 
of Jesus, and to show what he understands to be 


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the duty of a genuine Christian by trying to even 
help those who persecuted him. 

Jesus said in St. Matthew, 5:44: 

“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them 
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and 
pray for them which despitefully use you, and 
persecute you.”; and the 46th verse: 

“For if ye love them which love you, what reward 
have ye? do not even the publicans (sinners) the 
same”? 

I sincerely believe that the letters from the 
members of the concern I represented will show my 
loyalty to them. Also, I believe the letters from my 
friends and neighbors and former business associates 
pay me a glowing tribute; no doubt more so in many 
cases than I at at that time, really deserved. Perhaps 
had my esteemed writers known of the many mistakes 
I made, they would not have spoken quite so 
radiantly. However, as I spent many years among 
the mortals and, naturally was a wrong thinker 
myself, I am now fully convinced I received all the 
hell I deserved for my mistakes. I feel quite pleased 
with my own letters, although they may not be gram¬ 
matically correct, I fully believe they will show any 
fair-minded individual that I wanted nothing but fair 
play both for my clients and myself. 


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I feel now, that while it has cost me a small 
fortune from a monetary standpoint, I have already 
been more than abundantly paid for my stand in 
the right by the spiritual understanding and uplift 
I have gained. This, at least, gives me peace of 
mind and body and this peaceful and harmonious 
state of mind is the “Kingdom of Heaven within.” 


DAYS OF PROGRESS 


In the days of rapid progress that have marked 
the advance of science and invention in the last 
century, some of the accomplishments to go into 
history’s imperishable pages, stand out against the 
background of the past in almost greater relief than 
some of the so-called miracles performed by Christ 
Jesus. Let us, for purposes of vivid illustration hut 
with all reverence, draw a few comparisons between 
what has been produced in late years by modem Mind 
and some of the miracles performed by Christ Jesus 
and His Disciples. We do this at this point to 
emphasize what Jesus meant when He said to His 
Disciples, “The things that I do, ye shall do also, 
and even greater.” 

In order to better emphasize the point we wish 
to make, we shall take our reader into the realm of 
supposition, placing our own construction upon a 
number of self-invented verses of Biblical pattern. 
We shall suppose that Jesus was preaching to His 
Disciples and shall recite the first and second verses 
of the ninth chapter of St. Luke: 


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“Then He called His twelve Disciples together and 
gave them power and authority over all devils and to 
cure diseases.” 

“And He sent them to preach the kingdom of God, 
and to heal the sick.” 

Now, from that point, let us suppose the succeeding 
verses of that ninth chapter of St. Luke were as 
follows: 

“And so saying, Jesus stepped aboard a strange- 
looking vessel which was moored close at hand,” 

“And going into the hold of the vessel He brought 
forth a strange looking device which resembled a 
large horn and also a square box, and from the box 
He took a paper, saying: 

“Transport these things to the synagogue and set 
them up therein according to the directions I give 
thee and on the Sabhath ye shall hear My voice 
preaching although I shall not be at all in the 
synagogue.” 

“And the apostles gathered round about the vessel 
and while they were standing there, Jesus entered 
into a doorway and disappeared into the hold of the 
vessel.” 

“And while they stood there, the vessel began to 
sink and they were afraid. And it came to pass that 
the vessel became entirely submerged and the apostles 
were filled with a great fear.” 


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“And behold, when the apostles were assembled 
together in the synagogue on the Sabbath, having 
done as Jesus had commanded, they heard His voice 
and marveRed for they thought the vessel had taken 
Him to His death.” 

We have employed the submarine and the radio 
to illustrate our point. Suppose those verses should 
have really appeared in the Bible and been a part 
of the teaching of the church up until the early days 
of America. Who, except the person who believes 
the Bible to be literally true from cover to cover, 
would have believed that Jesus went down to the 
bottom of the sea in a ship and although He was not 
present, was heard to preach a sermon some days 
later? 

Suppose some person of Puritanical days had 
circulated a story to the effect that he saw a sub¬ 
marine and heard an instrument reproduce the voice 
of a man ten miles away without the use of wires 
or any other visible connection? That person would 
have been burned at the stake as a witch. 

Both the submarine and the radio are established 
facts today, however, and the latter is beyond 
question one of the most marvelous inventions of 
the mind that has ever been produced. 

Science, in its march across the centuries, has 


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accomplished much, none of which would have been 
possible except through the ever-increasing develop¬ 
ment of the mind. If nothing else had done so, the 
wonderful advances in science during the past century 
have proved beyond all question of doubt, that the 
Mind with its right thought activity is All. Dem¬ 
onstration after demonstration has proved that, and 
the end is not yet. 

Christ Jesus, the Way-shower, who said, “The 
things that I do ye shall do also, and even greater,” 
is constantly unfolding more wonderful and more 
glorious things to those who stop long enough in 
their daily walks to take cognizance of what is going 
on around them. 

He who treads “The Road to Happiness” will profit 
most from this continuous unfoldment, because he 
will appreciate it more fully. That which was re¬ 
vealed by Jesus when He preached to His Disciples, 
is a constant revelation to those who are seeking the 
light. Read and ponder, oh, ye who are in darkness. 
Happiness is yours for the asking. Seek and ye shall 
find. It is one of the few things in this life that 
are free. Raise up your head and say, “I will be 
happy. I will be happy, for happiness is the 
greatest thing in life.” 


OUR RESURRECTION 


What Mrs. Eddy re-discovered was the Principle, 
Rule and Law of God and this is the universal 
law of hanyony, the universal law of the brotherhood 
of man, the law of love. That means love thy 
neighbor as thyself and this is what Jesus gave Him¬ 
self as a ransom for to show all humankind how to 
work out their life’s problems or salvation. 

Jesus clearly taught us how to live, eat, drink and 
be merry, and how to keep ourselves immune from 
sin, sickness and death and all discordant conditions 
and that is by the power of right thought. When our 
thoughts are right, good, pure, or perfect, they are 
positive and constructive, and are thoughts that are 
at-one-ment with the first and only primal creative 
cause, source or force there is. That is the element 
of all that there is good, true and virtuous. 

Our daily experiences are based on our thinking 
either good or bad, our body in reality is a machine 
for God to shadow forth His beauty, power and grace. 
That is when our thoughts are in accord and attuned 
in unity or conform with the spirit of all that is 
good, true, virtuous and perfect, that is the harmony 
of mind and body, thus and thus only are we 


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doing the will of God and have we found the 
Kingdom of Heaven within. When we are 
mere believers in some universal power, we 
are ignorant of the universal law of harmony, 
and are, therefore, subject to all manner of discord 
for not knowing or understanding the law of harmony 
we cannot help making mental mistakes. That most 
all humankind have been falsely taught as to God 
or the law of God is evidenced by the many creeds 
and dogmas which only teach doctrinal beliefs which 
has steeped all humankind in darkness and is the 
illusion or delusion which is keeping them from 
knowing their true self, their birthright or the true 
facts of existence. The facts are that this is a mental 
universe and we are mental beings and not physical, 
that we live, move and have our being in God or 
good and God is good and good is God, that is the 
almighty ocean of consciousness is God, and each 
individual consciousness is a complete inseparable 
part of the almighty whole as a branch of a tree is 
a part but not the whole of the tree or a drop of 
water taken from the ocean is part of the ocean and 
has all the ingredients, the balance of the ocean has 
but by itself it is powerless and would soon evaporate 
or disappear, hut put it back in the ocean it will 
then help to carry the fleets of ships on its bosom; so 
you see, dear reader, the thing to do is to get away 


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from the old beliefs that have bound you through 
being falsely taught by misunderstanders. Stop and 
reason for yourself, Paul said, “the Carnal Mind was 
enmity against God,” and Jesus said, “The Carnal 
Mind was a liar and a murderer from the begin¬ 
ning.” Ask yourself how can enmity against God or 
a liar and a murderer interpret the Bible or teach 
you anything about God. 

Let them cast the beam out of their own eye first, 
before trying to take the mote out of your eye. 
Just realize that wrong thought is the only evil or 
devil there is and is, therefore, the only destructive 
element there is and that which is the creator of all 
war, want, woe, pestilence, sin and sickness, and all 
destruction of every name and nature, and is that 
which fills your jails, sanatoriums, asylums, poor- 
houses and hospitals, the blind stubborn human will 
which will not reason is the evil of the world and 
true reason is the Savior. 

Jesus was not a sanctimonious honswolkler or 
hypocrite, but just a regular fellow, the most God-like 
man that ever trod the globe. 

We must realize that God’s law is set and cannot 
be altered, changed or transformed by prayer of 
beseeching or any other means or methods. The 
principle, rule and law of God must be strictly obeyed 
or adhered to, in other words, we must not try to 


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make God man-like, but man God-like and with our 
earnest, longing, unremitting desire we strive for His 
beauty, power, grace, goodness, purity and perfection, 
that is we must strive to make ourselves pure, even 
as He is pure and this is our resurrection. 


Our Resurrection 

Out of the sordid the base, the untrue. 
Into the noble, the pure and the new; 

Out of all darkness and sadness and sin, 
Spiritual harmonies to win. 

This is our resurrection. 

Out of all discord and toil and strife. 
Into a calm and perfect life; 

Out of all hatred and jealous fear 
Into Love’s cloudless atmosphere. 

This is our resurrection. 

Out of the narrow and cramping creeds, 
Into a service of loving deeds; 

Out of a separate, limited plan. 

Into the Brotherhood of man. 

This is our resurrection. 


OUR RESURRECTION 


Out of our weakness to conscious powe®, 
Wisdom and strength for every hour; 

Out of our doubt and sore dismay, 

Into the faith for which we pray. 

This is our resurrection. 

Out of the bondage of sickness and pain. 
Out of poverty’s galling chain; 

Into the freedom of perfect health, 

Into the blessings of fadeless wealth. 

This is our resurrection. 

Out of this fleeting mortal breath, 

Out of the valley and shadow of death; 
Into the light and perfect way. 

Into the freedom and endless day. 

This is our resurrection. 

Out of the finite sense of things, 

Into the joy the infinite brings. 

Out of the limits of time and space. 

Into the boundless life of the race. 

This is our resurrection. 


■Anon. 


A. W. SCHULER, STAR SALESMAN 
by O. R. Stevens, Eastern Supt. 

Since the June campaign, I made up my mind I 
would find the reason why one man unexperienced 
in security selling could get out and break all records 
like our star salesman, A. W. Schuler of the Newark 
office. Like our system of selling which is so easy, 
it was not difficult to understand. While visiting 
the Newark office, I made it a point to study the 
method used by Mr. Schuler and found that a 
wonderful lesson can be learned from him. 

After visiting many of his clients and prospective 
buyers, I found he sold through absolute faith in the 
proposition, enthusing over it and working long 
hours. 

His business is coming from his clientele which 
he had built up in years gone by. They have faith 
in him and in his judgment, because of his honest 
methods in doing business. 

If every salesman could only realize the clientele 
they are now building belongs entirely to him, in 
years to come they will have business assured with 
an unlimited income. 


A. W. SCHULER, STAR SALESMAN 161 


Is it possible to build a clientele on a more sound, 
honest and profitable and lasting proposition than 
the L. R. Steel Chain Stores? 

Just before leaving the Newark office, an old 
employee, Miss G., of nine years’ service with 
Mr. Schuler came into the office and handed in a 
verse describing Mr. Schuler more thoroughly than is 
possible for me. Mr. Schuler is one hundred per 
cent Steelite. 

Miss G.’s verse is as follows: 

A stands for Anthony, faithful and true, 

W for the Work that he always will do; 

S for the Strength he will yield for the cause, 

C for his Courage; you will not find flaws; 

H for his Honesty; known in the past, 

U for his Usefulness, while life shall last; 

L for his Loyalty, put to the test, 

E for Endeavor; surpassing the rest; 

R for Resourcefulness; finding a way to overcome 
skeptics he meets every day. 

A little tribute to my friend for “Steel Sparks.” 
Just to let the “Steelites” know what an old 
comrade thinks of him. 

(Signed) M. I. G. 

The foregoing article was copied from “Steel 
Sparks,” Trade Publication, published by the L. R. 
Steel Corporation. 


ADDENDA 


The following letters show the estimation in which 
the writer was held by his fellow-townsmen, business 
friends, and the L. R. Steel people. These ex¬ 
pressions of confidence will show why he was 
successful as a Salesman of Steel Stock and also why 
the writer is now striving to re-establish and prove 
himself worthy of that confidence by recompensing 
those who lost money through his over-enthusiasm 
as far as he is able. 

I had absolute faith in the Corporation, I served, 
and implicit trust in its officials. This was proven 
by the enthusiasm, untiring devotion and success in 
the sale of about $300,000.00 of its securities in four 
months. The following letters will verify the 
opinions expressed by the Corporation officials in 
regard to my work, and account somewhat for my 
being inspired with such great enthusiasm, also why 
I never waivered in accepting and believing their 
statements. 


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June 8, 1920. 

Dear Mr. Schuler: 

Congratulations, Mr. Schuler, on your splendid 
week. 

You will be interested to know that you have the 
high individual record of the international organi¬ 
zation and Newark has the record for high office 
production both in Canada and United States. That 
is some record for an office hardly more than a 
month old. 

We are enclosing a service button. Personally, I 
feel that there should be a diamond set in it some¬ 
way, but I know you will appreciate it as it is. 

The President’s letters will be forwarded in a day 
or two. 

We are all mighty happy that you are with us. 
Your confidence is well founded. We will have some 
announcements to make in a few days that will 
astonish you. It is growing bigger and better every 
day. 

With kindest personal regards, I am, 

Yours for a MILLION in June, 

P. L. C., 

General Supt. U. S. Offices. 


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June 17, 1920. 


Dear Mr. U.: 

I am just forwarding Mr. Schuler’s red ticket for 
week ending June 12th. 

I only wish it were possible to send him a dozen 
of them, but, of course, this is impossible as the 
policy of the company only entitles a salesman to 
one ticket each week. The purpose of these tickets, 
as you know, is to inspire new men to greater 
production. 

I was tempted to invite Mr. Schuler to come to 
Buffalo for a visit at our expense, but I know you 
would not want to have him away just now. How¬ 
ever, you are at liberty to extend to him the invitation 
to come to see us when you think you can spare 
him a day or two,—both for the rest, and for the 
compliment we are anxious to extend to him as an 
expression of our sincere appreciation for his 
splendid work. 

With kind personal regards, 

Yours for a MILLION in June, 


A. S. J., 

Executive Ass’t to President. 


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June 17, 1920. 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, 

Dear Mr. Schuler: 

It does seem unfortunate, that on account of the 
company’s policy, that we are unable to send you 
a “raft” of red tickets. It would be a pleasure to 
send them to you. 

We are all very proud of our star producer for 
the entire international organization, and I know 
that Manager U joins us in extending hearty con¬ 
gratulations and sincere appreciation of your 
wonderful achievement. 

We telegraphed your inspiring challenge to our 
branch offices yesterday. You can do it, Schuler, we 
are betting on you to win. 

With kind personal regards, 

Yours for a MILLION in June, 

A. S. J., 

Executive Ass’t to President. 

July 22, 1920. 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, 

Dear Mr. Schuler: 

I want to congratulate you upon your splendid 
work of last week and on your splendid showing 
since the very first day you joined our organization. 

Our Monday’s report shows that you had twenty- 


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six shares for that day. This certainly looks like 
big business from Mr. Schuler for this week. 

I have been advised by Mr. J. that you have 
challenged the entire Buffalo organization for 
production this week, and if you run true to form, 
you will win. 

Your splendid work there in Newark, Mr. Schuler, 
has been a constant source of inspiration and 
enthusiasm to the entire organization, both in Canada 
and in the United States, and I want you to know 
that it is greatly appreciated in the Executive Office. 
We are out to make this the biggest week yet in 
the history of the organization and we are counting 
on you to help make it. 

Wishing you continued success, and with kindest 
personal regards to yourself, I remain, 

Yours for the Roll of Honor, 

P. L. C., 

General Supt. of U. S. Offices. 
July 28, 1920. 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, 

My dear Mr. Schuler: 

I see you started right off the bat on Monday by 
turning in six shares of business. 

I see you appreciate the fact that you can’t waste 
a single day or allow a single day to go by without 


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production, in order to pile up the splendid records 
you have been making there in Newark in the past 
six or seven weeks. 

I want to take this time to again congratulate you 
upon the splendid showing you are making there. 
We know your work has been a source of enthusiasm 
and inspiration, not only to the Newark office but to 
the entire organization, both in Canada and the 
United States. They are all talking about Schuler’s 
remarkable record, and we know you’re going to keep 
up the splendid work. 

Wishing you ever increasing success, and with 
kindest personal regards, I remain. 

Yours to Complete this ROLL OF HONOR, 

P. L. C., 

General Supt. of U. S. Offices. 
July 29, 1920. 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, 

Dear Mr. Schuler: 

I can’t tell you what a wonderful time I had at 
your Birthday Party there in Newark, on Saturday 
night. It will be an event I shall always remember. 
I don’t know when I ever attended a party like it 
and I know it will be a long time when I will ever 
have such an opportunity again, unless it will 
be at another party of our star salesman, Mr. Schuler. 


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It certainly is remarkable the way you are getting 
business there in Newark and the standing you have 
among your business associates. Any man who has 
the confidence and friendship of his fellow-men as 
you have, can well be proud. 

Kindly remember me to Mrs. Schuler, your son 
and daughter. 

Again thanking you for my wonderful time there 
in Newark, I remain. 

Cordially yours, 

P. L. C., 

General Supt. of U. S. Offices. 
July 30, 1920. 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, 

Dear Mr. Schuler: 

A report from Newark would look mighty funny 
without your name with some good solid production. 
I see on Wednesday you have again scored with ten 
shares. This is mighty fine. 

Now, Mr. Schuler, I have wired your office last 
night, stating that up to this time Toronto is ahead 
of Newark and Buffalo is coming mighty strong in 
their contest with you. We know that Newark and 
Mr. Schuler have never been headed yet and we don’t 
believe they will be on this Roll of Honor campaign. 
We are looking for big things for Thursday, Friday 


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and Saturday of this week, and know that Newark 
is going to close the week with some splendid 
production. You certainly have made a wonderful 
showing there in Newark. I want to congratulate 
you upon the work you have done. 

Wishing you ever increasing success, and with 
kindest personal regards, I remain, 

Yours to Complete the Roll of Honor, 

P. L. C., 

General Supt. of U. S. Offices. 

July 31, 1920. 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, 

Dear Mr. Schuler: 

I cannot refrain from dropping you a note before 
leaving the office today, in an effort to compliment 
you and express our deep appreciation of your con¬ 
sistent and admirable record of production this week. 

We have not received the final score for the 
Newark Pilots, but we are satisfied that our Star 
Producer will contribute a very liberal share to the 
great record of the last week of Newark production 
in the July Roll of Honor Campaign. 

With kind personal regards and best wishes. 

“ON TO TORONTO IN SEPTEMBER.” 

A. S. J., 

Executive Ass’t to President. 


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The following letters are self-explanatory and 
prove that the author had a little understanding of 
Christian Science up to this time and was striving to 
follow its teachings and practice the little he under¬ 
stood, and shows the effort to instill honesty and 
righteousness in others where it was apparently 
lacking. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, November 24, 1920 

Lincoln Building, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

My dear Mr. Steel: 

Your letter relative to return of my contract 
received and contents noted. I asked Mrs. Schuler 
to mail my contract for me when I was detained at 
River Lawn. I requested Mrs. Schuler at that time 
to enclose a check for $4,000.00 in payment for the 
same. All of which your letter conveys to me she 
failed to do. 

I also note that you have very kindly inquired as 
to my health. To set you right on this subject, I 
wish to state that I am not physically or mentally 
unfit at this time, nor have I been for the last five 
months or more, unless it was during the time in 
which I was forcibly detained and compelled against 
my wishes to partake of food and medicine both 
unfit for a man in my condition. Because a well 


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man needs no medicine and is quite competent to 
select his own food. 

In reference to my installments due on stock 
purchases, I desire to confirm the conversation which 
I had with you at River Lawn. At that time I told 
you that I had three hundred or more barrels of 
whiskey in bond, and I feel certain under ordinary 
conditions that I shall be able to dispose of the same 
sometime before February 1, 1921, and probably 
before the holidays; this would enable me to make 
a substantial payment on my account. In any event 
I am sure that I shall be able to handle the same 
to your entire satisfaction, if you will give me the 
time which I am entitled to. Owing to the confusion 
which existed at Buffalo between the Buffalonians 
and some Arlingtonite, and not due to any error 
on my part, my business affairs of necessity have 
been retarded by the same and I have lost several 
thousand dollars as a result of wrong thinking. 
However, let us trust in the right power to guide us, 
and I am positive with my knowledge of the truth, 
that all will end in a harmonious way for everybody 
concerned. 

Would deem it a great favor if you would reply 
to my letter regarding dinner at Arlington. 

Very truly yours, 

A. W. Schuler. 


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75 Pleasant Place, 
Arlington, N. J., 

Mr. L. R. Steel, December 21, 1920. 

c/o L. R. Steel Service Co., 

Lincoln Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 

My dear Mr. Steel: 

I am in receipt of your telegram and note what 
you say regarding your engagements, also that you 
say, “wire what you have on your mind.” Possibly 
you meant to say “in your mind;” if so, I can assure 
you from my recent (rather forceful experience) I 
have learned to solemnly promise to watch and ptay 
for that mind to be in me which was also in Christ 
Jesus, to do unto others as I would have them do 
unto me, and to be merciful, just and pure. 

My main reason for wanting to see you was to try 
and get my stock subscription straightened out, as 
I have found things in a rather muddled condition 
on my return from my most wonderful “Rest Cure,” 
which I so much needed according to some mortal 
minds. 

The list herewith enclosed shows the stock I 
purchased. You will notice that a large amount of 
this stock was made out in various names. Some of 
this was done during Mr. U.’s management. This 
was done to stimulate our other offices, at least, this 
was my understanding. In all of these cases, there 


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were transfer blanks signed. These, I believed were 
at the Newark office; however. Miss C now tells me 
they cannot be found and insists that they were taken 
by me to the Buffalo office and not returned. I would 
deem it a great favor if you would have it looked 
up and have someone advise me accordingly. I also 
would he very grateful to you if you would advise 
me regarding the W. matter, which I have written 
you about, so as to enable me to advise them 
intelligently. I would naturally deem it a great favor 
to have you reply to my previous letters. 

Extending you and yours the compliments of the 
season and sincere wishes for many happy returns, 
I beg to remain. 

Most cordially yours, 

A. W. Schuler. 

Mr. A. S. J., January 7, 1921. 

c/o L. R. Steel Service Corp., 

Lincoln Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Mr. J.: 

I have your letter of January 5th, and note 
contents very carefully. In reply to same beg to say 
that this is only a sample of the many unfair and 
unjust methods employed by the Steel organization 
against me. It goes without saying I will not abide 
by any such decisions. 


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My claim is that the Steel organization is using 
an emblem with Truth as its foundation, without 
any just right. For the reason they are so willing 
to listen to the untruth instead of the truth, by one 
who is so willing to give positive proof of his con¬ 
tention. While I will admit that on my recent visit 
I have been shown a great deal of courtesy, but not 
until I humored some of the Apostles of the House 
of Steel. Why all this fear? Surely I want nothing 
but justice from them, both for my clients, as well 
as myself. Now, then, Mr. J., I sincerely believe my 
case is one of the most important ever heard of in 
the universe, and, therefore, of universal importance. 
You, no doubt, will admit I am vitally interested in 
the organization, whose officers it seems to me use 
every effort to misunderstand me, or, in other words 
to misconstrue truth. For this season it would not 
only be very disastrous to me, but also for my many 
friends and clients, if we should have to go to Court. 
I, for one, am positive if my side of the case was 
heard by the people of the universe, it would be the 
downfall of Mr. Steel and his organization. As I not 
only hold Mr. Steel in the highest esteem as a great 
man, hut also have a great love for him, I am only 
desirous of helping him if I can, and I know I can 
do this if he will only listen. Not only this, but I 
also esteem in the highest all of his handsome bunch 


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of Apostles and Disciples, and admire them for their 
loyalty to him. But I sincerely believe they need 
a little rebuke occasionally. 

Owing to the great misunderstanding which yet 
exists between us, I would suggest that we appoint 
Leonard R. the High Judge, and let him set the time 
and date, and designate the place. Let us go before 
him. Let me state my case in full, and you or your 
attorney can state your side, and then let Mr. Steel 
decide. His decision will naturally guide me as to 
what to do, both for my clients and for myself. I 
consider this a very serious matter, and I earnestly 
request you to use every effort to bring it to a speedy 
termination. 

The reason why I reject your proposition is that 
you propose to deduct commissions. Under all of 
the circumstances, considering what I have done for 
your corporation, the amount of stock sold by me, 
and the loss sustained by me through your unfair 
treatment, you should not ask that I submit to 
deduction of commissions. 

Thanking you for the courtesy extended to Mr. M. 
and myself while at your city, and with kindest 
regards and very best wishes, I beg to remain, 

Most cordially yours, 

A. W. Schuler. 


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January 18, 1921. 

Mr. A. S. J., 

Lincoln Bldg., 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

My dear Mr. J.: 

Upon my return home after my most wonderful 
experience while at your city, I found your letter of 
January 10th, in reply to same beg to say that there 
seems to me to be quite a little sarcasm in your first 
paragraph. However, brother, I will forgive you for 
this. In your last paragraph you say you will please 
remember that when you were in my office last the 
matter of cancellation was taken up and discussed 
most thoroughly, and you were a party to that dis¬ 
cussion and knew or at least should have known on 
what hasis we were willing to make cancellations. 
Now then, brother, isn’t that a deliberate falsehood, 
for the simple reason that I did not even think about 
cancelling any of my holdings at that time. If you 
will recall, after you handed me the letter I told you 
I would answer it and at the same time I pleaded 
with you and Mr. D to get me a hearing before your 
Managing Body. You, no doubt, will recall that I 
suggested a dinner after office hours, and I wanted 
two hours of your undivided attention to explain in 
detail what I really wanted. Mr. M. was a witness 
to this fact. Now, then Mr. J., this is just my 


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grievance with the Steel organization. At no time 
have I ever been given an opportunity to explain 
my side in full, and for this reason, the great mis¬ 
understanding yet exists between us. I am positive 
I have a proposition to make the Managers of the 
Steel organization, and if they adopt it, their success 
is assured. Just to show you I am in earnest, I 
will offer my services for one month without com¬ 
pensation. This ought to prove to you my sincerity, 
and that I have only the welfare of the Steel 
organization in mind, and only want to build up 
and not destroy. 

I can clearly see one of the greatest and most 
successful organizations in the universe if you will 
only adopt my system, which I am positive I can 
prove is right beyond any shadow of a doubt if you 
will only give me the opportunity to explain. 

Now, then, brother, don’t you really think after 
what I have suffered and the money it has cost me 
through the result of wrong thinking which led to 
the misunderstanding, which I am positive was not 
my fault. My claim is that I was led to do what I 
did at the Convention. Now, what it was that led 
me to do what I did, is for you gentlemen to decide. 
You are, no doubt, acquainted with the Devil, as he 
seems to predominate very conspicuously in the 
minds of some of the Buffalonians. I feel that I 


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am familiar with God, and for that reason will be 
glad to tell you what I know about Him. God is 
Truth. I know that without Truth, nothing could 
exist. To know what is right about Truth does 
away with every imperfect Untruthful and Ungodly 
thought or deed and its penalty, and discloses the 
path leading to Salvation, which is narrow only to 
those who want to go astray. God and Love make 
the sunshine within, no matter how dark and dreary 
the human environment may seem. By it we are 
taught how to seek our own in another’s good, and 
to love our neighbor as ourselves. 

May God be with you till we meet again, and with 
kindest regards and best wishes, I am. 

Most cordially yours, 

A. W. Schuler. 

A. W. SCHULER 
75 Pleasant Place 
Arlington, N. J. 

January 20, 1921. 

Misses M. E. & B. E. H., 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

My dear Sisters: 

I wonder if you recollect our first meeting at 
Buffalo and the exceedingly pleasant time we had 
while at lunch together in the Lafayette Hotel and 


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then at the theatre, to which, by the way you girls 
treated my daughter, Edna and myself. I can assure 
you that I have not forgotten this nor the delightful 
time we spent in the ice cream parlor, where you 
related to me how you idolized Mr. Steel and of 
your long service with him. It is very probable that 
you will also recall how you advised me to make 
no further investments in Metropolitan stock, but to 
come in with Mr. Steel, for the reason of the unfair 
treatment given him by the Metropolitan people after 
he had striven so faithfully and earnestly for their 
success. At any rate, it was you girls who innoculated 
me with the “Steel Germ” which prompted me to 
go to my cherished clientele, built up by my good, 
honest and fair methods in years gone by, and per¬ 
suaded them to invest in the Steel Company, as well 
as making a very large investment myself. 

You surely are aware of the misunderstanding 
which still exists between the Steel Company and 
myself and which I am quite certain is due only to 
a clique of deceivers, one of which is an old and 
trusted employee of mine. This person, at the be¬ 
ginning of our misunderstanding wrote you a letter, 
which possibly you still have in your possession and 
I would deem it a great favor if you could procure 
a copy of same for me. If you do not have it, I 
wonder would you be so kind as to inquire of Mrs. 


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Steel for the copy which I handed to her in the car 
when returning from the Cluh House, and which I 
believe Mrs. Steel promised to return. It seems to 
me the Buffalonians are rather forgetful. 

However, I am now representing a concern which, 
through myself, is giving away free of charge, advice 
as to how to tell the Truth and I am quite sure I 
will soon be able to instill this in my Buffalonian 
brothers. If not, I am willing to lose a leg in the 
attempt. 

My sister, M., told me, upon my return from the 
B Farm where I obtained my wonderful rest cure, 
that she had prayers said for me in her church (which 
I understand is an Episcopalian) on two different 
occasions. Possibly, this might have done me a great 
deal of good, as I feel happy as a lark, but I wonder 
does she feel the same. 

After receiving a letter from Mr. M., telling me 
that one of my clients wanted to return some of his 
stock for some transfer blanks, I called at the office. 
However, Miss G told Mr. M. that Mr. C. was there 
and said not to give out any transfer blanks. He, 
however, offered to give me one which I refused to 
accept. I asked Mr. M, for the two hundred dollars 
which he deliberately defrauded me of and he then 
had the boldness to say he wanted five hundred 
dollars more. However, Truth will prevail, so have 


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no fear. All’s well that ends well, and I am quite 
certain I will yet get my Buffalonian brother to see 
things in the right light. 

I am enclosing herewith some letters which have 
a bearing on my case. By these you can easily see 
what I am doing and that I am not connected with 
the R. G. Me Co., who, by the way, have Steel stock, 
which they are offering for one hundred and sixty 
dollars per unit to the public, although Dr. W. offered 
me some yesterday for one hundred and fifty dollars 
per unit. My claim is that most of this is due to 
force order business. In other words, by talking the 
poor people into signing on the dotted line results in 
many cases in their not being able to keep up the 
installments, and some cases even after they have 
paid in full for the stock, they cannot hold it, which 
was proven by the Liberty Bonds. The poor are the 
losers and the rich the gainers. 

Now, my dear girls, don’t forget to watch your 
step and may God be with you till we meet again. 

With the kindest of regards and best wishes, I 
remain, 

Most cordially yours, 

A. W. Schuler. 


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The following letters from one of my attorneys 
are self-explanatory. Merely an effort to procure an 
audience for me with the Steel Corporation, in which 
I hoped to make a favorable impression regarding 
such and such. 

January 19, 1921. 

Mr. A. S. J., 

c/o L. R. Steel Service Corp., 

Lincoln Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

I am counsel for Mutual Distributing Company, of 
which Mr. A. W. Schuler is President. As counsel 
for the Company I have been liquidating it for some 
months past, and in this connection have come in 
constant touch with Mr. Schuler, and am well ac¬ 
quainted with his personal business affairs and with 
his former connection with your Company. I had 
the pleasure of meeting your Mr. Chase and Mr. 
Rudolph on one occasion when we were all guests 
of Mr. Schuler at a party he gave in Arlington. In 
addition to this, I also, through the solicitation of 
Mr. Schuler, subscribed for stock in the L. R. Steel 
Service Corp. Further, Mr. Schuler has informed 
me from time to time of the relationship which has 
existed between him and your company, and I am, 
therefore, well informed with respect to the entire 
matter. I have seen correspondence that has passed 


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between you and understand from that and from what 
Mr. Schuler has told me, of the position that your 
company has taken in the matters in controversy. 

I think you will agree with me that Mr. Schuler 
was of very great benefit to your organization. He 
not only subscribed liberally for stock, but he was 
untiring in his work in selling stock to his friends. 
His success, while in your employ, was of great benefit 
to your company. While he feels that he was not 
treated with proper consideration by you gentlemen 
at Buffalo, I do not feel that that incident at this 
time concerns him as much as it did formerly. He has 
other complaints concerning the treatment that he has 
received, both at your office at Buffalo, and your office 
at Newark. It is in my opinion unwise from your 
own standpoint to allow this feeling of dissatisfaction 
on the part of Mr. Schuler to continue, or to become 
intensified. He has a sincere desire to not only be on 
good personal terms with the officials and employees 
of the corporation, but he also wishes to reflect that 
good feeling, and feeling of absolute confidence in 
the organization and its stability, among his friends 
and clients to whom he has sold your securities. It 
would, therefore, be worth some effort on your part, 
I believe, to bring about a cordial feeling with Mr. 
Schuler. 


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A large part of your securities, which Mr. Schuler 
sold, were sold on his personality and guaranty, and 
he feels now that he owes it to those clients to 
acquaint them with any change of views which he 
may have. Were he to take that action it would, to 
say the least, be unfortunate. Mr. Schuler is not 
desirous of selling any securities or entering your 
employ in any capacity whatsoever. He has become 
very much interested in Christian Science. His time 
and energies are now fully devoted to a study of that 
matter. He tells me that he proposes to devote his 
time and attention to the preparation and publication 
of a book in that connection. 

There seems to be but one real serious cause for 
Mr. Schuler quarreling with you. It is your refusal 
to allow him to explain in his own way and in his 
own time what he has in mind to say, and he states 
further that he will be perfectly satisfied if you give 
him a hearing, to abide by the judgment of Mr. Steel 
as to any matters that he may bring up and discuss 
during the course of his presentation of his proposi¬ 
tion. He feels that you are unfair in refusing to 
listen to him, and by anticipating what you think he 
has in mind. 

I believe that if you will grant Mr. Schuler his 
request, and extend to him the courtesy of a respect¬ 
ful and pleasant hearing of his exposition of his 


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proposition, not to exceed two hours, that it will be 
possible to satisfy him perfectly in all things. 

Might I add that I have known Mr. Schuler for a 
great many years and believe him to be absolutely 
honest and sincere, and more than that, I feel that 
he will be very reasonable and just in arriving at a 
proper and equitable settlement of any matters now 
in controversy between you. If you will grant Mr. 
Schuler this interview, and fix the time and place, 
I will be very glad, indeed, to advise Mr. Schuler 
of it, and I am sure he will arrange to attend. 

Yours very truly, 

N. H. P. 

February 23, 1921. 

Leonard R. Steel, Esq., 
c/o L. R. Steel Service Corp., 

Lincoln Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Mr. Steel: 

I have addressed two letters to your Mr. J., in 
reference to Mr. A. W. Schuler’s request for an inter¬ 
view. I presume those letters have come to your 
personal attention, because I know that you have in 
the past shown considerable interest in Mr. Schuler’s 
affairs. However, Mr. Schuler is not satisfied that 
the matter has had your personal attention, and has 


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asked me whether I would not write you personally 
in the matter. 

Mr. J. advised me that you have shown Mr. Schuler 
every consideration possible and have consumed many 
hours in conference with him, and that as far as 
your company is concerned the matter is closed, and 
therefore, no further conference with Mr. Schuler is 
necessary concerning his business transactions with 
the company. 

It seems to me that under all the circumstances 
of this case, for your mutual advantage, the same 
cordial feeling that formerly existed between your 
company and Mr. Schuler should again be estab¬ 
lished. I have been unable to see why you have been 
unwilling to grant Mr. Schuler the request that he 
has repeatedly made for a further conference. Surely 
no harm could come from that. On the contrary, 
much good may result therefrom. 

Mr. Schuler has a proposition to make with respect 
to his unpaid subscriptions, which he has not pre¬ 
viously communicated to you, and which he will not 
communicate except in person. He, furthermore, has 
had in contemplation, and has talked with me several 
times and also with a Buffalo lawyer, filing a suit 
against your company for false imprisonment, etc. 
I am not mentioning this as a threat, but simply for 


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the reason that I think you ought to know what he 
has in his mind. 

There is one other thing Mr. Schuler asked me 
to write you about, and that is whether you wouldn’t 
please have a statement prepared and forwarded to 
him, showing the amount of commissions paid to 
him during the year 1920, which he needs for the 
purpose of making up his income tax statement. 

Yours truly, 

N. H. P. 

March 4, 1921. 

Leonard R. Steel, Esq. 

c/o L. R. Steel Service Corp., 

Lincoln Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Mr. Steel: 

I have a letter from your Mr. D., dated March 1st, 
in which he states that my letter to you of February 
23rd, has been referred to him by you for his 
attention. 

The only part of my letter which he replied to 
was with reference to the amount of commissions 
paid to Mr. Schuler. 

You do not reply to Mr. Schuler’s request for a 
conference. While I am aware that you have pre¬ 
viously declined to grant his request for an interview, 
still I feel so strongly that it is to your interest to 


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see Mr. Schuler that I am reluctant to think that 
your decision is final. 

I advised you in my letter of February 23rd, what 
Mr. Schuler had in mind. He is very much dis¬ 
appointed by your attitude, and is fully convinced 
that he must not consider the matter closed as you 
wish. 

Under his instructions, therefore, I am writing this 
final request that you grant him an interview at any 
time and place to suit your convenience. Mr. Schuler 
will, I regret to say, upon your failure to see him 
or arrange a meeting within one week, be obliged 
to take such action as he may deem necessary. 

Yours truly, 

(Signed) N. H. P. 


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C. F. B., M. D. 

Dr. H. NEWARK, N. J. 

April 28, 1920. 

Report of Roentgen examination of A. W. Schuler. 

Each one of the plates taken of the pylorus and 
cap show defect on the upper margin of the cap. 
This is a slight identation. I believe, therefore, that 
the patient is suffering from an ulcer of the 
duodenum. 

Owing to the fact that the patient is heavy, the 
plates are not as clear as usual, but the defect is 
very constant and well shown in several of the plates. 

Respectfully submitted, C. F. B. 

The above will show that while this may be a 
correct diagnosis, it was entirely eliminated by 
cheerful thoughts which are right thoughts. 

The following will show that my blood was perfect, 
entirely contrary to the other doctors who claimed 
tliat it was diseased. 

Dr. T. R. P. December 10, 1920. 

Hoboken, N. J. 

To whom it may concern: 

This certifies that the result of Mr. A. W. Schuler’s 
Blood Examination (Wasserman Blood Test) was 
negative. 

Respectfully submitted, T. R. P., M. D. 


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Dr. T. R. P. 

Hoboken, N. J. 

December 10, 1920. 

My dear Mr. Schuler: 

Inclosed please find certificate you desire. 

Any time you are in my vicinity, will be pleased 
to have you call. 

Very truly yours, 

T. R. P. 

P. S.—Remember me to the folks. 

The following letter is one written to a Doctor 
who I believed to be a friend of mine, and for whom 
I sent for at the time I was held at the Sanatorium. 
This gentleman, after making a blood test and finding 
it in the negative which is shown by the certificate 
of examination on a previous page, had the nerve 
to bring a so-called specialist to my home the night 
after I was released to put me through a physical 
test. For this service, he sent me a bill for $200.00. 
The reader will note his answer to my letter, also 
my reply. The question is why did he bring a so- 
called specialist after finding my blood in the negative 
or in other words perfect? 


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75 Pleasant Place, 
Arlington, N. J., 

December 10, 1920 

T. R. P., 

Hoboken, N. J. 

My dear Doctor: 

Your bill you sent Mrs. Schuler has been handed 
to me. Now, doctor, you know my opinion of doctors 
in general is none too good, however I did think I 
had a friend who I believed would treat a lady with 
the utmost consideration especially when she was in 
great confusion owing to the fact that her good 
hushand was put in bondage just because he was 
trying to protect her and her children as well as his 
many friends and clients, being held for five weeks 
and accused by this brother doctor of yours and 
charged with a disease I knew it was impossible for 
me to have. 

Now, then doctor, don’t you think that you have 
an unwarranted nerve to charge two hundred dollars 
just for a trip to Paterson and Arlington and taking 
a little blood from an innocent man who was charged 
falsely by this great sinner who was unsuccessful in 
sustaining his charge of insanity. Thought he could 
fasten a most damnable disease on a man who has 
had courage enough to show him up to be a coward, 
now, then doctor, think it over. Remember this lady’s 


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husband lost his job trying to protect those who relied 
upon his honesty when they invested their money 
with the concern who he represented and while she 
needs no charity, she, neverthless, is entitled to a fair 
deal and for this reason I would advise you to send 
her a corrected bill, which I don’t believe really 
should be more than $50.00, but I will allow $75.00 
that would be $50.00 for the trip to Paterson and 
$25.00 to Arlington. 

Now, then brother, don’t think you are dealing with 
a bat, but with a man who is at least trying to walk 
the straight and narrow path. I will not let her pay 
that bill because it is unreasonable. Doctor, mend 
your ways and without a doubt you will add to your 
future happiness at least let us hope so. 

With best wishes and kindest regards to you and 
yours, I beg to remain, 

Most cordially yours, 

A. W. Schuler. 


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NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY 
Second Avenue, cor. 13th Street 

New York, December 13, 1920. 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, 

75 Pleasant Place, 

Arlington, N. J. 

Dear Mr. Schuler: 

Your letter of December 10th was duly received. 
There has been a decided error committed in the 
sending of your bill. From my records it shows that 
the charges read: $100.00 instead of $200.00, although 
$200.00 would not be too much for such services 
rendered. 

The reason this error was made is due to the fact 
that a record card right next to yours shows $200.00 
due me which was mistaken for yours. 

I am sure that you will appreciate that charges 
thus made are reasonable and in keeping with my 
friendship for you. 

Yours very truly. 

Dr. R. P. 

P. S.—I am exceedingly pleased to note that you are 
progressing favorably. 


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75 Pleasant Place, 
Arlington, N. J., 

December 15, 1920. 

T. R. P., 

Hoboken, N. J. 

My dear Doctor: 

I am in receipt of your letter of December 13th, 
and have noted contents very carefully. You say, 
although $200.00 would not be too much for such 
services rendered, I wonder if you have not got me 
mixed up with some other case; if so, I deem it 
only my duty to set you right. All you did at Pat¬ 
erson was to draw a little blood, the time you spent 
there I should say was about thirty minutes. At 
Arlington I really did not see you do anything ex¬ 
cepting to watch your brother doctor put me through 
a physical test. Naturally any real Christian Scientist 
would consider this a great big farce. Now, doctor, if 
this is worth $200.00, what in the world would you 
charge if you made an operation or rendered services 
that really would seem beneficial. Now, doctor, of 
course, it goes without saying, that I value your 
friendship very highly and for this reason I will con¬ 
sent to have my wife pay you the $100.00, which you 
say is correct. However, as long as you make your 
money so easy, you surely ought to be willing to give 
up $50.00 for a most worthy cause, and as I am now 


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trying to show my gratitude to my big chief who 
was really the one who helped me out of my bondage 
and as I feel sure that Christian Science and the 
teachings of Mary Baker Eddy has saved my life, 
I deem it only my duty to start a society in Arlington 
that will lead to the founding of a church, and there¬ 
fore, I feel sure that you will be more than honored 
to have the privilege of donating the first $50.00 to 
this most worthy cause. 

Now, then doctor, remember that you are helping 
yourself when you help others, therefore, I will ap¬ 
preciate it very much if you will write Mrs. Schuler 
and tell her to give me $50.00 and send you $50.00. 
This will, without a doubt, add to your future hap¬ 
piness. 

With best wishes and kindest regards, I beg to 
remain. 

Most cordially yours, 

A. W. Schuler. 

The following letters are from former business 
associates, employees, friends and relatives. These, 
the reader will note were sent to the home office 
at the request of the author, asking for a two-hour 
interview to straighten out matters of importance, 
as well as to try to lead the wrong thinkers from 
their destructive ways which were then evident, to 


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the constructive way or, in other words, the never 
failing way of RIGHTEOUSNESS: 

Mr. Leonard R. Steel, 

Pres. L. R. Steel Co., 

Buffalo, N Y. 

Dear Sir: 

As a former employee of Mr. A. W. Schuler, of 
Newark, N. J., then President and General Manager 
of the Mutual Distributing Co., same city, 1 beg to 
address you in the following matter: 

Under the Volstead act, the business of the M. D. 
Co. had to be liquidated and in consequence thereof 
put me and thousands of other men out of work. 
Mr. Schuler, being a man of means, looked for other 
channels to keep in touch with what was going on 
in the business world, invested heavily in the L. R. 
Steel Co., and on account of his tremendous sales 
of Steel stock, was promoted Manager of the Newark 
office. I, myself, made several trips to his office, and 
believe me, I was very much impressed when I saw 
my former employer taking a hand in instructing a 
class of new would-be salesmen to be sent on the 
road to sell Steel stock. I was one of them. His 
ability and eagerness to explain to the men in every 
day language the excellent business methods, unfail¬ 
ing resources and great value of Steel stock was ad¬ 
mired by every one present. 


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Knowing Mr. Schuler (being twelve years in hi9 
employ) as a man of absolute honesty and integrity 
and truthful as the Gospel, we all came to the con¬ 
clusion that he is the right man in the right place 
and having a large acquaintance among the business 
men of this State and elsewhere, he made a success 
from the very beginning, being one of the best-liked 
men in Newark, we all wished him good luck in his 
new career. Now a few days ago it came to my ear 
that a friction exists between Mr. Schuler and your¬ 
self, and all his friends and clients are anxious to 
learn the cause of the rupture, and if something can 
be done by us to heal the break. Mr. Schuler is a 
real nice fellow and if his quick temperament got 
the best of him for just one moment, forgive him 
for his worrying family’s sake. We are all sinners— 
nevertheless God’s children. 

May I expect a few lines from you? I am anxious 
to see you both friends again. 

Yours very truly, 

W. L. 

January 19, 1921. 

L. R. Steel, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

My dear Mr. Steel: 

I am writing this letter not at the dictation of Dad 
hut because I want to see him get a square deal. 


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After the way Dad has worked for you and your 
Company, I think the least you could do for him 
now is to give him an audience for two hours in 
which to allow him to present his side of the case. 
Why not take Dad’s invitation and come to Arlington 
and I am sure everything can be settled satisfactorily 
to every one concerned. I only hope you can see 
your way clear to do this. 

With kindest regards, I am. 

Yours truly, 

J. R. S. 

January 20, 1921. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, President, 

L. R. Steel Service Corporation, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

Mr. A. W. Schuler of Arlington, N. J., has requested 
me to write you in regard to his business ability and 
integrity, etc. 

I have known Mr. Schuler for at least fifteen years 
and have done considerable business with him and it 
has all been very satisfactory and all of the agree¬ 
ments made by him have been carried out to the 
letter. 


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I understand that he wants an audience with you 
and I trust that you will find it convenient to listen 
to his proposition. 

Very respectfully, 

(Signed) T. H. K. 

January 22, 1921. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, President 
L. R. Steel Service Corporation, 

Lincoln Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 

My dear Sir: 

It is with great pleasure that we have an oppor¬ 
tunity of saying a word regarding Mr. A. W. Schuler 
of 75 Pleasant Place, Arlington, New Jersey. 

The writer has personally sold Mr. Schuler auto¬ 
mobiles for the last twenty years. His account has 
always been satisfactorily handled, and his standing 
is of the highest possible reputation in the community 
in this respect, and we believe any proposition he has 
to offer you should receive due consideration. 

Respectfully yours, 

C. E. F., Manager 
Detroit Cadillac Motor Car Co. 


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January 23, 1921. 

L. R. Steel Service Corp., 
to hand L. R. Steel, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

When upon the occasion of a visit by Mr. Schuler, 
I learned that he was no longer connected with your 
organization; I also gleaned in a roundabout way, 
that both his moral and also mental capacity were 
assailed. If, therefore, I take the liberty of address¬ 
ing you it is not to establish Mr. Schuler’s integrity, 
for the integrity of any man is established by him¬ 
self, but to add to your knowledge a few facts about 
him, which sensible men will hardly disregard. Mine 
or I, are not related to him. Please do not take 
my expressions as maudlin sympathetic sentiment, 
for I am fifty-two years of age. It appears to me 
strongly that the large amount of business done by 
Mr. Schuler for your corporation, could only be done 
by an honest man, a man of whose sound judgment, 
integrity and cleverness, his multitudinous friends 
had proof and were convinced. 

Don’t you think that it is possible that this man 
because he was an unusual apostle of your “Motto” 
was and is working under a great nerve strain. 
First, through his abnormal activity for you. 
Secondly, because he is conscious of the great re- 


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sponsiblity assumed for his friends who trusted him. 
Don’t you think he is entitled to fair play? 

Apart from my doing business with him for up¬ 
ward of ten years, in which period I bought his 
goods without knowing the man personally until 
recent years, and learned to admire him all along 
for a merchant of rare character, a man of word, 
who could unerringly be relied upon, I had occasion 
to love him when he refused my money for further 
investment in his past enterprise. (Mutual Distribut¬ 
ing Co.) 

Do I need say any more? 

Very truly yours, 

J. P. S. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, January 24, 1921. 

c/o L. R. Steel Company, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

Through Mr. Anthony W. Schuler whom I have 
known for over thirty years and with and for whom I 
have had a great deal of business, I bought shares of 
stock in your company. He put more enthusiasm and 
energy in the selling of your stock than any man I 
have ever known of any enterprise, and he had 
phenomenal success in the selling of it. I have 
always had a high regard for Mr. Schuler for his 


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honesty, as has everyone who has had any business 
with him and which is really the real cause of his 
success in selling your stock to everyone whom he 
approached. 

Mr. Schuler, in the interest of those to whom he 
has sold stock, as well as for himself, has ideas which 
he thinks to be of great interest to your company, and 
being a successful business man, they should be of 
some value. Mr. Schuler, I know, is anxious to have 
a friendly talk with you and I think it would be 
advisable if you could give him an interview. In 
consideration of what he has done, I think it would 
be a good move on your part and I am satisfied it 
would be a benefit to all concerned. 

Yours very truly, F. K. 

January 24, 1921. 

L. R. Steel, Esq., 

Pres., L. R. Steel Service Corp., 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

Having known Mr. Schuler for thirty-five years and 
knowing him as I do, I take the liberty at this time 
in writing to ask you if nothing can be done now 
or in the very near future to bring about an amicable 
understanding between yourself and my good friend, 
Mr. Schuler. Mr. Schuler is one of our most respected 


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citizens, ha6 an exceedingly large circle of friends, 
not only in the town of Kearny, but throughout the 
entire State of New Jersey, and they all feel as I do 
that something should be done to straighten matters 
out. You know that in your publication, “Steel 
Sparks,” your staff spoke most glowingly of Mr. 
Schuler, as a salesman and a gentleman, and I am at 
a loss to account for the sudden change. I feel safe 
in saying now that were Mr. Schuler to become as 
interested in any other stock, or in other words, have 
the same interest that I presume he still has in your 
corporation, he could again sell a like quantity of 
stock. He has been one of our most successful 
business men and never in all the years that I have 
known him has one wrong word been said about him. 

Now, Mr. Steel, what must be done in order to 
bring about the understanding desired by his many 
friends and clients? 

An early reply to the aforesaid will be greatly 
appreciated. 

Yours very truly, 

W. B. R. 


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143 Liberty Street 
New York 

January 26, 1921. 

Mr. A. S. Johnston, Ass’t to President, 

L. R. Steel Co., Inc., 

Lincoln Building, Buffalo, N. Y. 

My dear Mr. Johnston: 

I have been requested by Mr. A. W. Schuler, former 
manager of Newark office, that I write either you 
or Mr. Steel, imploring that you give him a private 
audience for approximately two hours. 

According to Mr. Schuler, he was in Buffalo 
recently for this purpose but was unsuccessful. 

What his desire or object is for the interview I 
do not know, but I think the untiring and consci¬ 
entious manner in which he toiled in the early days 
of the organization should entitle him to your 
consideration. 

With kindest personal regards, I remain. 

Yours truly. 


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January 26, 1921. 

L. R. Steel Corporation, 

National Bank Building, 

Buffalo, New York. 

Gentlemen: 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, the late manager of the Newark 
branch of the L. R. Steel Corporation, has informed 
me that he is desirous of having an interview with 
yourselves at Buffalo, with regard to misunder¬ 
standings which he claims have occurred between 
himself and your company. 

As we have known Mr. Schuler for going on close 
to thirty years, and have always had a high opinion 
of his honesty and sincerity of purpose, and likewise 
his devotion to the business of the L. R. Steel Cor¬ 
poration, I write you this letter in the hope that the 
opportunity he seeks may be given him, so that any 
misunderstanding may be promptly cleared up, as I 
personally feel that the L. R. Steel Corporation 
should be made a success, so far as this territory is 
concerned, and I imagine that the clearing up of this 
difficulty may help toward that end. 

Very truly yours, 

(Signed) A. S.; J. S. 


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January 28, 1921. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, 

c/o L. R. Steel Service Corp., 

Lincoln Building, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

My old friend, Mr. A. W. Schuler was in to see 
me the other day, and asked me if I would write a 
little letter to you telling you what I know about him. 

I have known Mr. Schuler since 1910 or 1911, and 
I have known him very closely in all these past ten 
or eleven years, and have had business dealings with 
him all that time. 

Mr. Schuler has always been the type of business 
man who considers himself the shepherd of the 
interests given into his care. I knew him for a period 
of years when he was the head and manager of a 
wholesale liquor business. I was not interested in 
that business in any way, but I was in almost daily 
touch with Mr. Schuler, because I rented practically 
half of a building which they owned and in which 
both our offices were located. Mr. Schuler always 
looked out for the interest of his stockholders and 
employees. I have always found him to be a rigidly 
honest man. I have always found his judgment to be 
of the very best. I know of no man who would go 
farther to serve a friend or a business associate than 


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Mr. Schuler would go. He is a man whose good 
fellowship I would always like to retain. I have 
tried to speak herein in the highest terms of Mr. 
Schuler because it is only in these terms that I think 
of him, and I know that others, in his home city, 
think likewise of him. 

Yours very truly, 

C. P. D. 


January 29, 1921. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, 

c/o L. R. Steel Service Corporation, 

Lincoln Building, Buffalo, N. Y. 

My dear Sir: 

On account of what I presume has been a mis¬ 
understanding between you or the officers of your 
Company and Mr. A. W. Schuler of Arlington, who 
was manager of your Newark office, and because of 
my keen interest, not only in Mr. Schuler, but the 
many men engaged or formerly engaged in oui 
business, and the fact that I have been informed 
that Mr. Schuler has been denied sufficient time to 
go into the grievances that exist, I am taking the 
liberty of requesting that Mr. Schuler be given an 
interview of sufficient length of time to discuss with 
you the differences, whatever they may be, which, 


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as I understand it, is all that he asks and will be final 
one and place him in a position on some vital points 
to so inform the stockholders referred to. 

I am not aware of the exact situation other than 
the fact that certain misunderstandings exist which 
I feel should be clarified for the benefit of all 
concerned. It has been my pleasure to know Mr. 
Schuler for approximately thirty years, intimately 
associated with him for the past fifteen, and hold 
him in the highest esteem and regard as a consci¬ 
entious, painstaking, energetic business man. 

Through his persistent request, I called at your 
office to meet your then Manager, Mr. U., as Mr. 
Schuler had in mind I might be influenced to take 
up the matter of selling stock. While the proposition 
did not appeal to me, I acquiesced and I may say, 
was bored by the gentleman referred to in explaining 
the merits, etc. of the Steel Service Corporation, as 
he made more misrepresentations in his over¬ 
zealousness to boost your Company and the plan than 
I have ever heard in all my life, and as it has been 
my pleasure to handle men and have them in my 
employ for at least the past thirty years, I resented, 
in other words, took exception to his exaggerations. 
Mr. Schuler would not be reconciled to my view of 
thinking and persisted in making a few calls so that 
I could hear his talk with the ultimate purpose of 


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taking up the selling of your Corporation’s stock 
with the result that I accepted the proposition and 
for two afternoons and evenings called on three or 
four of his friends and about an equal number of 
friends of mine. The result, if I recall correctly, was 
the selling of $5,000.00 worth of stock. 

I, however, declined to go on any further until I 
had more light and knowledge as to your personnel 
and the Corporation’s financial standing which I 
received later and which did not, from my view of it, 
justify me in going any further. There is one thing 
that I want to impress upon you and the Board of 
Managers of your Corporation, is the fact, that no 
man that ever lived could have been more successful 
and in fact could be more interested than Mr. Schuler. 
He was in a rather unique position, President of 
a Company that he had organized and that was 
successful, which meant that he had the confidence 
of the stockholders, and as the Company in question 
was partially liquidating, when delivering checks in 
nine cases out of ten, he was able to persuade these 
men into purchasing of Steel stocks. 

As to Mr. Schuler’s illness, my personal view is 
that it was brought on through overwork. The man 
did not seem to know when to quit. The fact is that 
I left him one of the two evenings I was with him 
at approximately eleven P. M., would not go any 


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further, at least would not call on any of my friends 
at that hour of the night which he wanted to do. 

In closing I want to say that from my view of it 
that the best interests of all concerned will be served 
by allowing sufficient time to adjust whatever dif¬ 
ferences may exist which I understand will likely 
require approximately two hours. 

Assure you that I will await with keen interest 
your conclusion through Mr. Schuler. 

Yours respectfully, 

J. H. B., 
Secretary. 

February 4, 1921. 

Mr. Leonard R. Steel, 

Pres. L. R. Steel Service Corp., 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

As a friend of Mr. A. W. Schuler of Arlington, 
N. J., for many years, I was surprised at the severance 
of his connections with your company after his many 
sincere and successful efforts in disposing of much 
of your securities hereabouts. 

I have always found him a man of honest and 
truthful purpose and an untiring worker in anything 
he undertook. Particularly has this been so from 


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his successful efforts in helping to finance the L. R. 
Steel Service Corp. in this section of New Jersey. 

Cannot some way be found to adjust any difference 
between your concern and the man who worked so 
enthusiastically for its interests day and night in his 
efforts to bring success to that employer to which he 
was so devotedly attached? 

I know these facts from personal experience with 
Mr. Schuler during the past year and watched his 
supreme and successful efforts, in his own friendly 
way, in getting people interested in your company. 

While of no concern of mine, I cannot help but 
feel as a friend of Mr. Schuler and speaking as a 
stockholder on behalf of Mrs. Me A, that something 
in the nature of an amicable interview of the diffi¬ 
culties could he arranged. 

With best wishes, I am. 

Yours very truly, 

J. J. McA. 

Arlington, N. J., Feb. 8, 1921. 

Mr. L. R Steel, 
c/o L. R. Steel Co., 

Lincoln Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Mr. Steel: 

As a stockholder in your company and a personal 
friend and sincere admirer of Mr. A. W. Schuler, I 


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am writing you regarding the differences which I 
believe exist between yourself and Mr. Schuler. I 
want to say that I have known Mr. Schuler for over 
thirty-one years and have had both business and 
personal relations with him. Mr. Schuler, as I know 
him, was the foremost hotel keeper of Arlington, and 
a man who had a reputation of being honest, truthful 
and efficient as a business man in every way. The 
many friends which he acquired in the many years 
of his business in Newark and the vicinity are today 
a standing monument of his loyalty and business 
integrity. 

Now, it seems that some strange thing has 
occurred and what was to him a joy to talk about 
now seems to have been turned into sorrow. Mr. 
Steel, Mr. Schuler as you know, has pledged himself 
both morally and financially and solely on the belief 
that Mr. L. R. Steel, his constituents and business ideas 
and ideals were one hundred per cent, and his faith 
in all of this was unshakeable. When a man of Mr. 
Schuler’s calibre loves with as great a devotion to 
any cause as Mr. Schuler did that of Leonard R. Steel 
it must of necessity take some great wrong to turn 
that tremendous power of love and well wishing to 
even suspicion. Now, Mr. Steel, if I understand it 
right what Mr. Schuler wants is just two hours of 
your undivided time and attention so that he may 


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place before you in a quiet intelligent and unbiased 
way his story and he is satisfied that if you will 
grant him such an interview, he will be able to con¬ 
vince you that he is still the loyal loving friend of 
Mr. Leonard R. Steel and his venture. 

If you should decide in the negative—that is, not 
to grant Mr. Schuler this opportunity—I for one, 
Mr. Steel, would he very much pleased if you would 
purchase the securities which I hold in your com¬ 
pany. I would be even willing to sell them at a 
loss financially because I would not care to hold stock 
in a company that would treat a man who has served 
them as well as Mr. Schuler, is being treated at this 
time. 

I thank you for your consideration of the above, 
and beg to remain, 

Very truly yours, 

L. E. E. 

February 15, 1921. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, 

L. R. Steel Service Corp. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Mr. Steel: 

Mr. A. W. Schuler, a veteran Newark business man, 
is anxious to obtain a real interview with you. I 
have sufficient confidence in Mr. Schuler to justify 


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my endorsement. I know you are a busy man, but 
Mr. Schuler’s message is of timely value I am sure 
Yours truly, 

C. G., 

Mayor. 

February 16, 1921. 

Mr. Leonard R. Steel, 

Pres. L. R. Steel Service Corp., 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

Mr. A. W. Schuler of Arlington, a personal friend 
of mine of many years standing, stopped in to see 
me yesterday and I spent about four hours in Mr. 
Schuler's company, partly at my office, partly automo¬ 
bile riding and at my home for dinner. 

Mr. Schuler explained to me the situation existing 
between your company and himself and has requested 
me to write you, and request you to grant him an 
interview so that he may be able to vindicate himself 
in the eyes of people like myself to whom he has 
talked “Steel,” as well as to persons whom he in¬ 
duced to invest in your Company. After my talk 
with Mr. Schuler and considering the fact that I have 
known him intimately for a great many years, I feel 
that you should grant him this interview. 

His reputation in this locality for efficiency and 


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integrity is the finest and I am sure that he has amply 
proven his loyalty to you, and this loyalty alone 
should be sufficient to have extended to him, the 
courtesy which he desires. 

Thanking you for such consideration, as you may 
give him, I remain, 

Your8 very truly, 

M. J. Q. 

February 23, 1921. 

Mr. Leonard R. Steel, 
c/o L. R. Steel Co., Inc., 

Lincoln Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Mr. Steel: 

Mr. A. W. Schuler of Arlington, N. J., and formerly 
manager of your Newark office has spoken to me, 
relative to the difficulty or rather misunderstanding 
which seems to exist between the L. R. Steel Co. 
and himself. 

Therefore, I am taking the liberty of writing you. 
I have known Mr. Schuler for over twenty-eight 
years, during which time I was employed by him. 
I want to say that I found him an honest, fair and 
just employer in every way. At the end of my 
service with him, he gave me the money with which 
to start in my present occupation. 

I feel sure that if you grant Mr. Schuler the two- 


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hour interview, which is all he asks, a mutual 
understanding may be arrived at. 

I trust that you may see your way clear to grant 
Mr. Schuler this interview. 

Very truly yours, 

R. H. 


February 25, 1921. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, 

Lincoln Building, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

I am writing in behalf of Mr. A. W. Schuler, having 
been in his employ for about fourteen years. 

He, being a man of rare judgment, and a most 
conscientious worker for the interest left to his charge 
and being untiring and painstaking in his efforts to 
protect the interests of the stockholders of the com¬ 
pany of which he was head. Mr. Schuler left no 
stone unturned to make it a most successful enterprise. 

His characteristic, tenaciousness, and strength of 
will are best illustrated by the results he has shown. 
Surely you could not refuse a gentleman of Mr. 
Schuler’s type an interview. 

Trusting you will grant him this favor, I beg to 
remain, 


Yours truly, H. M. F. 


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February 28, 1921. 

Dear Sir: 

Just a few lines regarding our esteemed friend, 
Mr. A. W. Schuler. 

It has been brought to my attention that Mr. 
Schuler is desirous of obtaining a conference with 
you regarding the business of the S. S. Co. 

Of course I do not know the cause for Mr. Schuler’s 
request for a conference, but I do feel that Mr. 
Schuler or any other stockholder desiring an inter¬ 
view with you should be granted that privilege, pro¬ 
vided, of course, it is appertaining to the business 
of the S. S. Co. 

I do believe that the stockholders are entitled 
to the facts about the business that they are stock¬ 
holders in, and I, myself, should feel very much 
disturbed should I request facts as to the progress 
of the S. S. Co., or an interview with you regarding 
the same should be refused; I am afraid I would he 
apt to think there was some unsatisfactory condition 
that was being concealed. However, I have no such 
thought, hut I would deem it a great favor for you 
to grant Mr. Schuler’s request for an audience with 
yourself. 

I have known Mr. Schuler for fully thirty years, 
and believe him to be honest and sincere in his 
request. 


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I would appreciate an early reply and thank you 
in advance for same. 

Very respectfully yours, 

F. J. E. 

Arlington, N. J., March 4, 1921. 

Mr. L. R. Steel. 

Dear Sir: 

I take the liberty to write to you in regard to the 
affairs of Mr. A. W. Schuler, to beg you to give him 
a fair hearing at as early a date as possible. I be¬ 
lieve that he has a just cause and that he is able 
to present it in a concise and capable manner. 

He has many friends in this vicinity who respect 
him as a man of integrity and of great force of 
character. Now, more than ever before, he is anxious 
to do what is right and honorable, and is, therefore, 
entitled to your consideration. 

As an old friend of his family, I make this plea in 
his behalf. 

Very truly yours, 

(Miss) A. 0. P., 
President of the 
Arlington Woman’s Club. 


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Newark, N. J., March 4, 1921. 

Mr. L. R. Steel, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Dear Sir: 

I am writing in behalf of Mr. A. W. Schuler, of 
Arlington, New Jersey. Mr. Schuler, as I understand 
wishes to have an interview with you where he would 
have your undivided attention for a short time. 

Mr. Schuler is an old and valued friend of many 
years standing; in fact, I knew him when he first 
commenced business in Arlington and I can assure 
you that he is in every way a man of the highest 
integrity and standing and I would respectfully urge 
that his request he granted. 

Very truly, 

(Signed) J. B. W. 


Gentlemen: 

After great deliberation, I have come to the con¬ 
clusion that it is my duty to write you regarding 
Mr. Schuler’s request for a two-hour interview. 

I have known the Schuler family intimately for 
the past twenty years, consider myself one of their 
closest, tho not perhaps oldest friend, in all these 
years. In all these years, they have been a happy 
home loving family, Mr. Schuler a most devoted, in¬ 
dulgent father and husband, the first discord coming 


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with his connection with your concern. From that 
time onward comes all the unhappiness in the life 
of one of the most faithful of women, Mrs. Schuler. 

To me it seems so little to give in return for untold 
agony, a broken home, not taking into consideration 
the expense. 

Why delay, procrastination is the thief of time, give 
these two hours and give them cheerfully to one who 
gave his best, his all, to you. 

Hoping for a happy finale, I am 
Cordially, 

(Signed) L. M. S. 


POEMS 


221 


THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS 

Do you know that the true Road to Happiness lies 
In the Realm of Contentment and Bliss? 

Do you know that this Highway holds Life’s greatest 
prize. 

Which Mortals forever will miss? 

The true Road to Happiness always is found. 

Where Knowledge and Wisdom abide; 

And Joy and Beatitude ever abound, 

With Truth as the Master and Guide. 

With Truth ever present to act as your guide, 

And Confidence firm in your heart. 

Your wish for Contentment will be gratified. 

No matter how modest your start. 

Truth, rigid and steadfast, despite all the years, 
Will welcome you inside the Gate; 

And Faith, Hope and Love, like the Three Musketeers 
Will shelter and safeguard your Fate. 


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With Faith to inspire you throughout the day. 
And Hope to restore and assure. 

The Love that abideth forever and aye. 

Will make every footstep secure. 

This Trinity vanquishes terror and fear. 

And Light comes as tho’ in a dream; 

While Doubt and Misgivings at once disappear, 
Eclipsed by the Great Gift Supreme. 

The Spectrum of Love with its radiance rare. 

Casts a glow o’er the Valley of Peace; 

And Patience and Kindness and Courtesy share, 
The Joy that the Angels release. 

The true Road to Happiness follows Life’s stream, 
When Love, and Truth guard the source; 

While Christ’s perfect character, ever Supreme, 
Through wisdom Divine charts the course. 

Written by G. K. Rudulph. 

Revised by A. W. Schuler. 


ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND 


If you think you’re beaten, you are. 

If you think you dare not, you don’t. 

If you’d like to win, but think you can’t. 

It’s a almost a cinch you won’t. 

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost, 

For out in the world you find 
Success begins with a fellow’s will; 

It’s all in the state of mind. 

Full many a race is lost 
Ere ever a step is run; 

And many a coward fails 
Ere ever his work’s begun. 

Think big, and your deeds will grow; 

Think small, and you’ll fall behind; 

Think that you can, and you will. 

It’s all in the state of mind. 

If you think you’re outclassed, you are; 

You’ve got to think high to rise, 

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before 
You can ever win a prize. 

Life’s battles don’t always go. 

To the stronger or faster man. 

But soon or late the man who wins 

Is the fellow who thinks and knows he can. 


—Author Unknown. 


NATURE, I AM ONE WITH THEE 

by 

Lillian De Waters 

Nature, I am one with Thee— 

Oh, what joy this brings to me; 
’Tis thy substance, pure, divine. 

This individual life of mine. 

No need of sickness, lack or fear, 
Thyself is all there can be here; 
Thou in me and I in Thee, 

Life of wondrous unity. 

Nature, I am one with Thee— 
Blessed Truth which freeth me; 
All past mystery melts away, 

And now dawns the perfect day 
When plain Truth we can discern 
And all longing hearts can learn. 
No other fact, then, can there be,— 
Thou art ALL and ALL is Thee. 


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JETHRO’S SONG 
by 

Walter C. Lanyon 

Just for today, dear weary heart. 

Give up thy struggles; lean on me. 
Forget all worry, come away, 

Out where the silver brooklets play. 

Out in the fields where daisies fair 
Nod smilingly, without a care. 

Where poppies greet thee with a flame. 
And all the air breathes forth His name. 
Amid green pastures let us 6tray 
To seek and find the Perfect Day. 

Where is the Perfect Day you seek? 

Is it in valley, stream or hill? 

Is it in city, mart or field? 

Is it among the lilieB fair, 

That we shall lose all earthly care? 

No, weary heart, it is not there; 

So far away you need not go. 

The Perfect Day is close at hand; 

’Tis in the Consciousness of man. 

Then, first, we look within the mind 

And sweep it clean of thoughts that bind 


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No room for worry, care and strife; 

No place for evil, hate or rife. 

No looking backward, just to see 

The dark, dark road that used to be. 

But open wide your thought and find 
Flood-tides of love that fill your mind. 

And once this mind is full of love, 

A holy watchman from above 

Shall guard the portals, day and night. 
And put all evil care to flight. 

And peace that passeth all shall be 
Thy home for all eternity. 

And He shall come and sup with thee— 
And surely on thy upward way 

Thy lips shall sing the Perfect Day. 


Be firm and be faithful; desert not the right; 
The brave become bolder the darker the night! 
Then up and be doing, though cowards may fall; 
Thy duty pursuing dare all and prevail! 

If scorn be thy portion, if hatred and loss. 

If stripes or a prison, remember the cross! 

Then watches above thee, and He will requite; 
Desert those that love thee, but never the ngkt. 

—Christian Science Hymnal 



THE POTTER 

from the Christian Science Hymnal 

Eternal Mind, the Potter is. 

And thought, the eternal clay. 

The hand that fashions is divine; 

His works pass not away. 

Man is the noblest work of God, 

His beauty, pow’r, and grace. 

Immortal; perfect as His Mind 
Reflected, face to face. 

God could not make imperfect man 
His model infinite; 

Unhallowed thought He could not plan— 
Love’s work and Love must fit. 

Life, Truth, and Love the pattern make, 
Christ is the perfect heir; 

The clouds of sense roll hack, and show 
The form divinely fair. 

God’s will is done; 

His kingdom come. 

The Potter’s work is plain, 

The longing to he good and true 
Has brought the light again. 

And man does stand as God’s own child. 
The image of His Love. 

Let gladness ring from ev’ry tongue. 

And heav’n and earth approve. 


CONCLUSION 


It was not without a certain amount of trepidation 
that I decided to lay bare the events in my life as 
told in the foregoing pages, but I deemed it necessary 
in order to impress those who will read this book 
with my triumph over those trials and tribulations. 

If I now permit myself to go out on the breezy 
heights of untrammeled thought, it is with the earnest 
hope that my advice coupled with my experiences 
and the sincere purpose of devoting my life hence¬ 
forward to noble aims and endeavors, will be helpful 
to others. The sectarian winds may blow, but I 
shall have the fortitude to withstand them. That it 
will provoke a thousand tongues to criticize and pos¬ 
sibly to defame is expected but that will not deter me. 

I have learned the lesson that “Right Thought” is 
the Key to Happiness and Success and that Right 
Thought is the immediate and inevitable antecedent 
to Right Action. Thought differs with the education 
and experience of individuals. The Indian widow 
who throws herself on the funeral pyre of her dead 
husband and herself applies the torch, THINKS her 
action is as commendable as does the nun who 
vowing celibacy rushes to her lonely cell. The 


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devotee who throws himself in front of the Car of 
Juggernaut THINKS he is performing an act as 
praiseworthy and as right as does the Minister who 
administers the sacraments to his congregation. 

Wrong Thought is in the majority of cases the 
result of religious teaching. The number of sects 
that rest their religious beliefs on the Bible can be 
numbered in thousands. Each interprets the Bible 
differently. If the hope of eternal happiness rests 
on our interpretation of the Bible and our adherence 
to one of these sects, then is our choice of sect fraught 
with tremendous consequences. We can only stumble 
in the darkness and if we call reason to our assist¬ 
ance we shall find it impossible to decide from the 
evidence furnished us. 

Most all humankind believes in religion. 

All sectarian religion is based on Fear. These 
Churches assume to hold the keys to Hell and 
eternal damnation in their hands. The prostrate 
crowds are appalled at the threats of eternal anguish. 

That is the theme of revivalists and in thunder 
tones these threats are heard from both pulpit and 
altar. 

Progress in religious ideas is therefore necessarily 
slow, one generation having submitted to the pres¬ 
sure of these threats, the succeeding generation is 


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educated into submission or they acquiesce as a filial 
duty. 

Thus is the bane of Wrong Thinking propagated 
and encouraged. 

But there must be a standard of Right Thought, 
—there must be one way of thinking that is right. 
If we analyze ourselves and our actions and the 
thoughts that direct them, we shall find that it is 
the relation of each man’s mind to himself and not 
his relations to other men or to sects, that should 
become the subject of study. 

Instead of a religion based and dependent on Fear 
for its existence. Right Thought will show us that 
every organ and function of the human body is de¬ 
signed and created for pleasure and not for pain. 

The excitement of pleasure in ourselves or in 
others is bound to result in Happiness to ourselves. 
An All-Wise Creator has made Man an authority unto 
himself and he is responsible to himself. We may 
not turn to religions or systems for the understanding 
of religions but to our own minds. The object of 
our being is to create Happiness and everything 
outside of the most perfect accomplishment of that 
object of being, is a sham, be it religion or whatever 
other name we may call it. 

Accurate knowledge of the relation of Mind to Man 


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is the road to the true salvation,—Happiness. And 
the key to that accurate knowledge is—Science. 

Either matter, the material of which the earth and 
all created things consist, has always existed or at 
the beginning of time it was created. Physical 
Science does not indicate which of these hypotheses 
is correct. But pure reason proves that matter was 
created. 

Because Matter can be destroyed, transformed from 
one form to another, from solid to gas or from liquid 
to solid or gas, it cannot be said to be everlasting 
or extending its existence to eternity. Any other 
condition is unnecessary and from that fact alone, 
the deduction is reasonable, that Matter does not 
possess the quality of immortality. 

The various forms of matter prove that an Intelli¬ 
gence existed before Matter and directed these for¬ 
mations and their functions and that Intelligence 
must be Mind. The Mind that has existed before 
Matter and before the beginning of Time will en¬ 
dure and exist when Time shall be no more and 
merge into Eternity. 

Mind has imparted to Man a part of itself whereby 
Man is enabled to utilize Matter and adapt it to his 
comfort and pleasure. Without Mind the Matter of 
which our bodies consist will not register sensations, 
—the sensation of pain, for instance, is not experi- 


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enced by the idiot. Those who have no inind will 
not feel the pain of a bum or a cut. If then the 
mind is a necessary adjunct to physical sensations, 
it must follow that the Mind by reversing the process, 
not only may, but necessarily must, control Matter, 
if the Mind has been developed to the point of 
recognizing its full powers. 

To attain this power, the Mind must first realize 
and have confidence in its powers,—as nothing is 
effected without effort, the first step must be the 
belief in the power of Mind and second a sincere 
desire to attain that power. 

If we permit the ills of the body to affect the 
Mind, the Mind will become diseased in sympathy 
with the Body. The pangs of indigestion and gout 
or rheumatism have been responsible for persecutions 
of the Church and injustice of Courts. Hence mental 
purity and health is a condition of spiritual growth 
which in its perfection creates the rythmic harmony 
of spiritual and physical functions. 

That Mind can control Matter is shown by the 
indisputable fact that Matter cannot increase itself 
or its powers, while the resources of the Mind have 
become more powerful with every new accession to 
our knowledge, each accession supplying fresh means 
of controlling matter. 

The progress of civilization is measured by the 


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triumphs of Mind over Matter and all external agents. 
The Law of Mind when fully understood will be the 
Law of Civilization and the Laws of Matter will be 
relegated to a minor importance. 

To train our thoughts to rule therefore is a duty 
we owe to ourselves and our posterity. Willingness 
to perform our duty in that respect is not enough; 
we must persevere in acquiring knowledge how to 
perform it. When the Mind of Man is willing to 
function as controller of the Body of Man and has 
acquired the knowledge of how to exercise that power 
the Great Scheme of Life will be accomplished and 
the unlimited advancement of Mankind assured. 

But many conditions exist to defer this greatly to 
be desired result The mind of a child born of the 
most cultivated parents and the mind of a child bom 
to a Barbarian, presents no difference at birth, but 
the difference between the acts and thoughts of these 
two children as they grow to manhood will be great 
and this difference in thought and habit will be the 
result of circumstances surrounding their respective 
lives, which shows that progress in mental powers 
is due entirely to external advantages and education. 

The civilized man will use his thoughts, his Mind, 
—and he will resort to reason when confronted with 
difficulties,—his Mind will be open to instruction and 
development of its powers. 


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The savage on the contrary, will be the sport and 
buffet of the elements, in fact a “brother to the in¬ 
sensible rock and the sluggish clod,” his Mind so 
occupied with the vagaries of his superstitions that 
correct observations of cause and effect is precluded 
Matter will rule and Mind is dormant. 

Progress in mental power has only been secured 
by casting aside the dead weight of creeds, dogmas 
and superstitions, and giving Thought full play with 
the best emotions of mankind. 

Is MODERN man the last word in mental power? 
May not mental development make him more and 
more powerful,—more and more perfect in his do¬ 
minion over Matter? If not then Nature is a failure. 

The perfection of physical form has long been 
reached and advance has been diverted into new 
channels of mental and spiritual life. Progress is 
only possible in this direction. Man’s immortality 
has become a part of Nature’s plan,—the great aim 
and end of creative energy,—not a foreign element 
introduced at death, nor a supernatural state, but 
an evolution from physical existence amenable to 
determinate laws. 

Under its best phase, as a religious institution, the 
future of the righteousness is a curse,—man is forced 
to accept an immortality of despairing misery or 
passive inactivity, but ennobled with lofty ideals 


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immortality reacts with irresistible force on man’s 
earthly existence, embellishing it with a dignity, a 
glory and a power derived solely from the dominance 
of Mind and its thought activity over all-created 
things. 

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